01-19-2014, 10:11 AM
The original was etched into the escutcheon.
How do you know the escutcheon you now have is a repro? If so, who is making them? I tried for a long time to persuade someone to make that grille available as a repro with no success.
They warp because they are made of Tenite. The early (prewar) efforts at using Tenite have not held up well over the decades - they outgas, shrink and warp. Some more than others. The postwar Philco 47-204 uses the same grille, but it was made of an improved plastic that did not shrink or warp. I had junked a 47-204 some time ago and was holding on to the grille hoping someone would want to use it to make a mold, but I think this summer I am going to paint it dark brown, put it on my 41-226 Sled, and forget about it. Of course, it will then need a decal above the band switch.
How do you know the escutcheon you now have is a repro? If so, who is making them? I tried for a long time to persuade someone to make that grille available as a repro with no success.
They warp because they are made of Tenite. The early (prewar) efforts at using Tenite have not held up well over the decades - they outgas, shrink and warp. Some more than others. The postwar Philco 47-204 uses the same grille, but it was made of an improved plastic that did not shrink or warp. I had junked a 47-204 some time ago and was holding on to the grille hoping someone would want to use it to make a mold, but I think this summer I am going to paint it dark brown, put it on my 41-226 Sled, and forget about it. Of course, it will then need a decal above the band switch.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
