Admiral 30A16 scored

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Originally Posted by Sam Cogley

I bought a maroon bakelite Admiral rabbit-ear antenna at an auction Saturday that would be a perfect match for that television.

Cool, could you post a picture of it ? Maybe I could find one of my own

I've been examining the finish more closely and it is weird. I think leadlike is right - some sort of filler and stain. I found a worn area where you can see 3 distinct layers. Wood, pinkish/white and a yellowish top layer. That topmost layer may have yellowed with age. Hard to say.

I hope I can just touch it up a little with oil paint and clearcoat it with lacquer to protect it.



I took a closer look at another blond set that is supposedly Korina wood

It sure looks like the same type of filler/stain surface though. Why use Korina if you're just gonna cover it up ?

Anyhow, the Sentinel is in fantastic shape so I'll use it for my benchmark of what it should look like.





Switching topics - here's the lower chassis with a huge coke bottle 5U4. All the tubes test good



Should I be concerned about the wax oozing out of the main power transformer? I've seen melted wax in several areas of this set. Perhaps it spent some time in a really warm environment?

Would it be worth opening up that xfrmr and repacking the wax?



A little wipe down with mild phosphoric acid cleaned it right up. Stinky but not too messy at all.