12-06-2022, 02:06 PM
Hi Dave and welcome to the Phorum,
You found one of Philco's best table top sets. It's a beast! I have a couple of the them.
Here's a link to the 1st cabinet I did. https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=19986
It was stripped too. And broken. I ended up using
Mohawk Van Dyke Walnut M100-0353. I don't think it's as red as the extra dark walnut.
Also used a lot of sanding sealer. The hypo work wonders for doing the pinstriping.
I'll mention while your working on the cabinet be sure to check the joints. Loose joints
can cause splitting and cracking of the corner and top panels as it's a heavy set to pick
up by the rear arch.
As for the knobs I can't think of many sets that use them. Would have been around 1934
-35. Renovated Radios was making repos for all 3 of them. And the grille cloth can be had
from Micheal Katz.
GL w/your new project!
You found one of Philco's best table top sets. It's a beast! I have a couple of the them.
Here's a link to the 1st cabinet I did. https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=19986
It was stripped too. And broken. I ended up using
Mohawk Van Dyke Walnut M100-0353. I don't think it's as red as the extra dark walnut.
Also used a lot of sanding sealer. The hypo work wonders for doing the pinstriping.
I'll mention while your working on the cabinet be sure to check the joints. Loose joints
can cause splitting and cracking of the corner and top panels as it's a heavy set to pick
up by the rear arch.
As for the knobs I can't think of many sets that use them. Would have been around 1934
-35. Renovated Radios was making repos for all 3 of them. And the grille cloth can be had
from Micheal Katz.
GL w/your new project!
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
