[Arran]

I'm not entirely sure what material Philco used for the faux finishes on it's cabinets in 1937-38, the later ones, like the used on the 46-1201, was a sort of paint based decal. Most of the other faux wood grain finishes I have seen seem to be a paint based decal like the 1201s, I've always thought it was the same stuff they used on the dashboards of 1940s cars. The ones that were not decals seem to have been hand painted like the zebrano grained bottom rail on that Deforest Crosley Wales cabinet on the other radios forum.
Regards
Arran