[Eric T]

After looking at the originals again (they were in a plastic bag when I bought the set), I'd recommend keeping the brass clips. You probably won't need them, but they'll keep the buttons from falling all over the place while the brass faceplate is not fastened to the cabinet.

Here's a pic of it:

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This radio has the original grill cloth, and the cabinet is in excellent shape. The only serious imperfection is a bit of the veneer about an inch square chipped off the back edge of one side. The speaker looks like it's new, but it's the original. Electronically, it is also in excellent shape. The power transformer doesn't even run hot even though my house electricity runs at 126 VAC. The biggest issue is that one of the pre-set station coils is missing.

Also, I think this set is one that has the etched dial glass that makes it easy to re-do the white lettering.