[ARC5] The Lorenz BC-455 Dials

[J. Forster]

Engraving any font is trivial, as long as you have the masters.

You can even order complete master panels engraved with a mix of fonts and
sizes, in any orientation, then just dupe them.

-John

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> Ya'll got my curious bone twitching, so I looked into this.
> The "look" of the numbers on the Lorenz "8th Air Force"
> BC-455 got me thinking.
>
> Here's a photo from Hank Brown of something
> that makes me more jealous than a jilted woman:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/dialfonts/lorenz455.jpg
>
> Here's a close-up of the numbers on the dial.
> Look closely at the font of  "3":
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/dialfonts/lorenzfont.jpg
>
> Compare the font to this one from an A.R.C. ARA:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/dialfonts/arafont.jpg
>
> and an A.R.C.  RAT:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/dialfonts/ratfont.jpg
>
> and Western Electric produced dial:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/dialfonts/WE1font.jpg
>
> Note that, in every case of a "normal" dial,
> the "3" is round-topped.
> The Lorenz-converted 455 dial has flat-topped threes.
>
> These receivers were modified while both A.R.C.
> and W.E. were in active production of these sets.
> There would be no reason to change the fonts if
> they produced the sets.   Moreover, the numerical fonts
> have a very "European" look to me.
> I think this a strong indication that the dials were re-worked
> locally, either at an 8th A.F. machine shop or, more likely,
> by a local Brit contractor.
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
>
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