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Originally posted by Eric H
I think you'll find the ash around the yoke is actually just deteriorated plastic.
Whatever they made yoke covers out of back then was really crappy and it rots away with time and heat.
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I hope you are right. i recall someone in the past telling me about the plastic that deteriorated that way... making one think there might have been a fire!
Was out looking at it further, and didn't really notice anything else in that area to be "burned" or black. I wonder... before the plastic deteriorated, what was it holding together? There's so much of it on the chassis. Obviously something around that yoke isn't in the same position as it was 50 years ago!
It's a shame that the sets in this old shop are in such condition. Time, humidity, heat, and dirt have been hard on these sets in that attic. It's not so bad that it can't be fixed... it's just gonna take a lot of time, effort, and patience. I really suck when it comes to patience! Right now, I'm cleaning the knobs and pencil box with a toothbrush. It's already starting to look better!