[Boatanchors] Unused EAC R-390A, Questions on packing

[Byron Tatum]

Hello-
    Recently I examined a 1967 EAC R-390A that is believed to be "new, unused". The receiver is not in the original crate but still has a cardboard sleeve around it. There is a tag attached to one of the front panel handles that states the receiver is ready for shipment, dated 1977, by Theodore Dames and Co. A matching tag is stuck on the top cover of the receiver. It does appear unused, just judging by front panel and knobs, but an internal inspection should tell the story.
    Seems like I recall old CQ magazine ads showing crated R-390A's and I also recall seeing Ted Dames ads.
    My question is : I don't have the military R-390A manual set here, but was there not a picture of how one was packed up and crated? Perhaps the pictures may show the cardboard sleeve that surrounds the receiver (it is open in the front and back).
                                            Thanks, Byron WA5THJ.