[mikethedruid]

I really don't know its history, Mike. The lady said she had to "get it up from here basement," when I picked it up, so I suppose it was down there. It shows a lot of signs of being somewhere damp, rust, etc. LOTS of dust too. Fortunately no rats nests, although mice or rats may be responsible for some of the rusting on the chassis top, I don't know. A lot of the top is rusty, the one remaining tube shield is very rusty, on all sides and even inside, so it may just be from damp exposure. If it was in an unheated basement or attic here in these mountains, it would have had a problem with damp and condensation. We get a lot of fog up here.

In other news, I began to tackle disassembly, taking apart the dial and associated components. I cleaned the dial, and it came out pretty well. It can definitely be re-used, which is good and will save me some money. I cleaned it using lighter fluid. It works as well as "mineral spirits," doing no damage to the lettering. It also evaporates very fast, being naphtha.

Question, has anyone encountered a felt washer or ring on the main tuning shaft between it and the dial shadow piece? Mine had something like that all around the shaft, grey, and it seemed to be a thick felt washer, although I wonder if it was just the dust of ages never cleaned out.