[Ron Ramirez]

John

I wasn't (and am not) trying to be mean, really. I was simply pointing out a fact - the cloth you have is not original to the radio.

I did mention that

The cloth you have is old, but is not original to the radio.

Given that your 51B is 86 years old, it is quite plausible that the original cloth could have been replaced with what you now have 60-75 years ago.