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Another piece that was restored for the office was a 1954 RCA Standard Broadcast table radio. This was one of the earlier plastic cased table radios, replacing the Bakelite Pre-War versions. I have had this particular radio for close to twenty years, and like the Western Electric 5302 telephone- with the good intentions of returning it to an as-new condition as I possibly could. I was quite fortunate to have found the radio in working order, so the chassis required nothing further than a deep cleaning. The case, however, was progressively sanded to twenty-thousand grit, followed by a buffing with mothers Polish and Novus II. It is now totally free of gouges and scratches, and looks the business. The antenna is a successive wire loop affair and can be seen behind the rear backing of the case. The radio can only pick-up AM stations, but the sound through the original speaker is quite glorious in that vintage, 1950's sense of the word. God Bless! Tony Brown RN mgbbrown