[ccomer1955]

Atwater, of course. I've been told elsewhere the wood is mahogany, and that Atwater Kent used a dyed shellac process in 1924. I'd imagine they mixed color and shellac at the factory and sprayed it on. I've confirmed the finish is shellac with a small amount of alcohol on the finish (it came right off in a small spot near the light spot and was sticky). That would explain why there is so little color on the wood itself. But the process sounds to me like what the Victor Talking Machine Company used in the early gramophones. Matching that dark color will be a challenge.