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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dave K, post: 2294379, member: 15423&quot;]Hello,</p><p>My main collecting interest is tube radio collecting and restoration.&nbsp; I have recently acquired a very interesting piece which is a Stickley accent table of some sort with a Philco 45C &#039;Butterfly&#039; radio installed.&nbsp; I was thrilled to find this piece.&nbsp; The radio will be the easy part.&nbsp; I can date the radio chassis to June 1934 through June 1935.&nbsp; I am trying to date the table and need advice on the finish condition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The table is 18&quot; wide x 13&quot; deep x 28&quot; tall.&nbsp; The underside has Stickley Fayetteville Syracuse mark, a stamped number 3100 and a handwritten number 8293.&nbsp; The 3100 is also stamped under the top.&nbsp; The piece is likely from the Cherry Valley line.&nbsp; I have written the historian at Stickley and have not heard back yet.&nbsp; Any advice on researching the piece to date it would be helpful.&nbsp; The finish is the main concern.&nbsp; You can see in the pics, that finish has come off which appears to be toned lacquer.&nbsp; There is also some touch up areas and possibly an area on the top where someone tried to re-amalgamate the finish.&nbsp; Still probably 80% of the original finish is there so I am thinking to use a good paste wax with some oil base stain and see if I can cover some of this up.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since the table finish has been tampered with, is paste wax the best advice or go ahead and wipe the finish off with lacquer thinner, apply toned lacquer and finish in a satin clear? </p><p>thanks</p><p>Dave</p><p>[ATTACH=full]258243[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]258244[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]258245[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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