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I ordered the lettering decals from Radiodaze. they were slightly larger than the originals though.

for the touch ups of the missing paint/ink/whatever they used: I used GI light brown from testors. I thinned it out a little bit to cover up the existing lettering on the tone side. the rest of the lettering was all rubbed off. didn't look like Philco put any kind of top coat over the lettering. It may have been sprayed on with a stencil. It looked like the same brass paint they used around the edging. for the edging, I masked it off with yellow frog paint, however, it did not stick very well and the lines are not very crisp. I didn't want to try the green. that faux finish would flake off if you looked at it wrong. the paint for the edging was model master brass. it matched the gold lettering. the paint was a real pain. you have to dab it on, it didn't want to adhere to the metal very well. took a few very careful coats and touch-ups to even it out.

I removed the felt from the back (just had to get the old glue wet). finished it off and sealed in the decals using 3 light coats of Krylon crystal clear acrylic in satin. I took a bit of a gamble trying that acrylic out. I didn't know whether or not it would ruin the faux wood grain. I figured acrylic would probably not affect it but enamel probably would.

I glued the felt back on using aileens tacky glue.

of course, as a disclaimer.. your results may very!