The PHILCO Phorum

Just acquired this set, and the compartment lid is missing. Does anyone have a close-up of the hinges, and the top of the lid? I'll need to make one and inlay the veneer.



Thanks,

Pat

Different model, same cabinet:

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It almost looks like the lid does not have a veneer insert. Could it be a solid piece of walnut?

No. I doubt it. I'll have to confirm tomorrow, but solid wood would be expensive and prone to warping.

I don't think so either, in fact the grain looks a lot like Australian walnut, which I have never seen in anything other then veneer form. It looks like ribbon mahogany, except it's sort of a grey-brown colour when unfinished, lots of 1930s radio cabinets used it, Grunow, Brand Z, Rogers, Canadian Westinghouse, C.G.E, probably others.
Regards
Arran

I'll have to research Austrailian walnut. The only reference I could find to the type of wood, said "Oriental walnut". This pic I received on the other site does show veneer.


It looks like it might be a challange to route out the interior for the veneer.

Pat

I'm not 100% certain but I think that Oriental Walnut and Australian Walnut are just different names for the same species of tree, which grows in Queensland. though in that last photo it does look a lot like Australian Walnut. I've also heard another name of "Orientalwood" in some cabinet descriptions from back then, but it may just be a marketing name.
Regards
Arran