[PAradiogeek]

Welcome to the Phorum,

You are right to not jump right in and power up your set. Electrolytic and paper capacitors tend to become short circuits with age and could result in damage to your set if power is applied. Your second task will be to replace those and perhaps also out of tolerance resistors.

I think you should start by doing some reading, on tube electronics, electrical safety, and radios in particular. A good place to start is to read the Elements of Radio Servicing series available here:

http://www.antiqueradios.com/archive.shtml

Stay safe, and good luck,
Jon