Bakelite Restoration, Farnsworth AT-10

[Winky Dink]

I picked this up to add a Bakelite set to my small radio menagerie. I was also enthralled with the "Farnsworth" label and paid way too much for the set. It took more than a week to repair the hole and return it to the original no-paint walnut finish, but the results are excellent. If you held the cabinet in your hand and weren't looking for it, you wouldn't notice the repair.



The electronic restoration is complete except for alignment. If I hold the antenna lead in my left hand, touch the chassis with my right hand, and turn the tuner with my teeth, then I can get good reception of one station.

Now I need to make a back. Can anyone find a picture of the back of a Farnsworth (Capehart) AT-10 or similar model?

With Undying Gratitude,
- Winky