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Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair
Ron Ramirez
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02-05-2017, 09:50 AM
Looks to me like they might be made of Tenite, and the resulting shrinkage/damage has manifested itself on the ends of the knobs only. Since this is a Canadian Philco, perhaps they used Tenite for those knobs unlike the USA versions which are Bakelite?

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Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair - by radeonut - 02-04-2017, 02:15 PM
RE: Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair - by Ron Ramirez - 02-05-2017, 09:50 AM
RE: Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair - by gregb - 02-06-2017, 11:01 AM
RE: Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair - by gregb - 02-06-2017, 03:20 PM
RE: Canadian Philco 26TI knob repair - by Arran - 02-16-2017, 08:20 PM



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