[ARC5] [Milsurplus] SCR-183 and -283 junction boxes

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
> BTW, old fashioned
> varnish is getting a little hard to find...everything is polyurethane
> these days.  I had to do quite a bit of searching to find a couple of
> quarts for the plywood floor in the "flight deck".  I have clear
> urethane to put on top of it, but I was looking for the color to be
> right.

Looks a lot like amber shellac, a.k.a. orange-tinted shellac, though
it lacks the sheen. Maybe thinned? This was the finish of choice
slathered onto the finished woodwork in many a home of that time
period. The old place I just moved out of was loaded with it, and I
refinished a mirror for the front foyer to match it with the current
stuff. Almost indistinguishable. The only down side was - while the
plain shellac was available in gallons, the amber stuff was only
available in pints. A bit pricey for big jobs, but perfect for a
junction box. Think it was Bulls Eye.

Just a guess to add to the mix.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4