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Original Philco 20 Cabinet Colors
#1

It appears that some 20s have dark gradient shading around the perimeter including much of the grill and others do not. Mine was all very dark and turning green.

Were there various tone combinations used?

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philco_20.html

http://www.ppinyot.com/philco20/IM000001.JPG

http://www.tuberadioland.com/philco20_main.html

http://silverslingshot.com/okvrc/danakre...ilco20.jpg

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#2

I saw two varieties of colours in unrestored 20s - the mahogany (or whatever that reddish is) and walnut (or whatever that dark-yellowish honey tint is).
#3

Yes. In particular I was wondering about the edge shading.

Taking note that the "deluxe" version is shaded around the edges of the arch.

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#4

OK. Here is what I did. More like the one at RM. I really think mine looked more like the really dark one, but I admit to not wanting to do that.

Keep in mind this is just the toner coat, long way to go.

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#5

The model 20 with the dark shading around the edges probably wasn't as dark as that originally. I've noticed that when lacquer gets dirty, or isn't well kept, it gets dark and almost opaque like that. It's interesting that even though they are both early version model 20s that one would have such a different treatment to the cabinet then the other. Maybe the style of finish was optional, or maybe it had to do with the production run? I've noticed that there are variations in shading with lot of sets, maybe it depended the preferences of the finisher working on the cabinets on a given day, or how much tinted lacquer they had and of what shade?
Regards
Arran




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