Admiral 19A11 (black) restoration

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Recently, I picked up a 19A11 off craigslist with a huge chunk broken out of the cabinet.


Much to my surprise just a few weeks later WISCOJIM kindly donated this black bakelite cabinet to the restoration effort.


I dug up two black "waffle" knobs and a brass channel / fine tuning from a combo console set.


I have a few brown bakelite sets, but this is my first black and I was curious to see how it would clean up.

First, I scavenged what I could from the brown cabinet. The plastic they used in the late 40s just doesn't hold up well. These channel plates are warped in every set I've seen. The brown is in better shape so I'll use it.

I hope to repair the speaker cone and use it in my other 19A11 set. It's missing a speaker and CRT shield.



Here it is after a wash in the shower with warm water and dish detergent.