[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters knob metal rings

[Richard Knoppow]

    I am quite sure its plating. My memory is not clear of what 
they looked like new but I think it was "satin chrome" not bright 
chrome. The ringed knobs I have all show signs of worn plating. I 
think it must have been pretty thin because its very hard 
(impossible for me) to find any in pristine condition.
     Hallicrafters seems to have discontinued the rings at some 
point, perhaps during the Korean war. They were not used on the 
S-38 after the B or on the S-40B. We forget that many of the war 
time material restrictions of WW-2 were reinstated during the 
Korean war. There was also serious inflation without the economic 
regulations of WW-2. Strange time.

On 12/3/2021 2:03 PM, Harry Vaught, KT4AE wrote:
> Having had a few, I think it's paint. Sometimes, I've tried to 
> duplicate the color, sometimes I polish the brass and sometimes I 
> leave them out.
> 
> Right now, the only thing I have with this kind of knob is an 
> SX-71 not on display at the moment.
> 
> Harry, KT4AE
> Watkinsville, Georgia
> 
> On 12/3/2021 4:47 PM, Waldo Magnuson via Hallicrafters wrote:
>> The rings on my Hallicrafters appear to be platting not 
>> chrome.  Some brass shows through in places so the silver (not 
>> shiny) must be thin.
>> Skip Magnuson W7WGM
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