[Phil27]

I need some advice on the two enclosed photos. The first shows a 8k resistor, part #42 and a 2 meg resistor, part #41. They are braided together at the one end and then soldered to ground on the bakelite block. 

The second photo is a 500 ohm resistor part #14, and a .03cap (should be .05) part #15. Although it’s hard to see, these two are also braided together and both ends and then soldered at a common point.

Is this common and does it effect the values of either the cap or the resistors when they are together in this manner? The .03 cap is not original but the two resistors in the first photo look original. 

I haven’t come across this before and I’m just trying to get a handle on how things were done and why they would have installed the parts in this manner.