I recently acquired a 42-1008p in green finish. I thought someone did a garish job of refinishing until I saw this recent listing for a Philco on craigslist. It's a 53-1750 with the same finish. Is the green finish on my 42-1008p a factory finish?
1929 Victor R-32, 1933 60L, Phil 40-158, Phil 42-400X, Phil 47-1230 Radio/Phono,, 1950 Phil TV t-1104, Air King 4000, Philco 41-105, Philco 37-675, RCA Victor 9K2, PT-50, Phil 54C, PT-44 Cabinet, Phil 118X Cabinet
In related news one of the two proponents of chalk painted furniture, and supplies, is closing down, the one on the main street. Thank heaven for that!
Regards
Arran
Let's look at this from the cup-half-full point of view. If this finish is applied over a pristine original finish, it may serve to protect the original finish. If you can find a way to strip the green without affecting the finish underneath, you may have a hidden gem here. But if the original finish was stripped to put this putrescent colour on, you may have to strip it down and recreate the original finish or at least something equivalent like a French polish shellac finish. Ugly, yes, but this is reversible.
In the original photo, it's a 53-1750 (1953) or a B1750 (1954). They came in only 2 colors - Mahogany (most popular color at that time and massed produced) AND Blonde wood color (relatively rare). The Mahgony version had brown knobs (the left knob is missing but the right side looks brown) and so this was originally Mahogany. The blonde version had blonde colored knobs. I've restored 3 of these (2 blonde and 1 Mahgany) Cheers !
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2019, 01:15 PM by ODPILOT.)