Rare Midwest set on Ebay

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by airgrabber-6

I've always wondered the same thing...

Or didn't they paint the mounting board for the speaker dark grey, like I didn't think to do when I made a new one for my set?

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by RCAkid

I have wondered this for a long time and this cool old Midwest set is no exception.

What in the heck happens to the speaker grill material to make it show the speaker hole like that?

I support the "furnace Filter" theory, Which is one that I used years ago when my Father asked "which on of you kids kicked the Philco" after he had just noticed the dark area for the first time.
But, there could be something else going on... I believe that the strands over the open areas are thinner, with more gap between them... perhaps the vibration has caused some outer fibers to be lost, or packed more densely.
jr

[PaulOF]

Hooray, its got a bid. I feel like I'm off the hook. Hope its one of you folks.
Paul

[Eric H]

Don't get too happy yet, the bidder has a history of Tuners and Amplifiers, he may just be after the Iron and Tubes.

[jwharris]

I started bidding on this but it got too rich for me. It ended up going for $152.50! Anyone on here get it? The bid history of the winner looks like it may be headed to a good home.