Edward Reed
A-List Customer
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- Location
- Aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress
good to have the remnant paint as it gave you proof of original color. that sort of evidence can be a great lead when wanting to restore something to original status. I wonder what other color options they offered?Thank you Ed. I actually wish I could've found an even warmer ivory tone. If you look at white sets from the '30's-'50's it's often basically light beige or even soft gray. The last thing you want to use is pure white! It looks cold and antiseptic. Likely the previous owner soaked the cabinet in a solvent because there wasn't a scratch on it. Many people that strip these sets like the ebony look which did look pretty good. Literature actually shows that ebony was indeed an option, but, like with ivory, painted only. This one had original white spray inside and white remnants in all the tight spaces including the bottom screw holes. The original back is white too.