Etsy Candlestick

[Sargeguy]

Etsy has been pretty good to me over the years:

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/149610598?ref=fb2_tnx_title

1904 base with phenolic grommet, hopefully the base still has it's cover

"Drop" style hook

ABT marked cup

Not bad for $20

[wds]

Very nice.  Is that a Northern transmitter?

[MagicMo]

Awesome find!

[Sargeguy]

It doesn't look like one to me, I was thinking a generic transmitter

[Sargeguy]

It arrived today and I can see why they were only asking 20 Bucks!!!

The cup is salvageable, along with the transmitter screws.

The unidentified transmitter is a wreck.

The perch is oxidized

The shaft is missing paint

The base is a 1904 with intact grommet

What I thought was an original cover on the baseplate is actually a thick layer of rust!  A real boat anchor!

I cannot remove the baseplate because it is rusted in place.  A few more like this and I can justify buying a 50 gallon drum of CLR to soak them in.

[wds]

AE 3C transmitter.  I was always surprised that WE went to great lengths to use corrosion resistant materials, but then used plain old steel screws that would rust at the slightest sign of moisture.  While cleaning up my SC 1210 the steel screws that screwed into the bakelite were completely rusted out even though the bakelite was clean and in good shape.  Same thing in my wood phones.  It's too bad they didn't use more brass or stainless steel screws.  You can drill out the screws, then I always soak those rusted parts in muriatic acid until the rust is gone.