[ODPILOT]

I'm a bit confused now. I used paint stripper on my 1953 Radio Phonograph console (Model 53-1750) and when I scraped it, got this colored slurry of Mahogany color and paint stripper coming off with the scraper. Then, I sanded down the surfaces to a light wood color finish (was originally Mahogany color). So, let me get this straight - I was going to go to Home Depot to get a matching Mahogany stain to use on the newly sanded wood surfaces - but I'm not supposed to do this?? Am I supposed to use some kind of tinted Lacquer because that's how they did it back then?? Will using stain and then clear coat with Lacquer ruin the wood finish???