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Originally Posted by McMurdo
Does anyone know why tv and radio manufacturers used such dark brown lacquer on lovely figured walnut? Or does it turn darker with age? Many of my original 30's sets are so dark you can't see any grain, yet when stripped and repolished, they look more like the pics in the brochures.
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Most likely to hide any manufacturing defects. The cabinet front and top of this Sobell was originally finished in the darkest lacquer I've ever seen. Stripping it off revealed a very nice wood veneer pattern. However, the sides were simply painted dark brown and that was done in order to keep production costs down. I believe the T143 was sold at a competitive price.
The repaired cabinet side panel is ready to receive that brown paint.
DFWB.