A1 Restoration

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Here are some more pictures of the A1 I am working on--these are a continuation of the pictures from 'Auction Talk'. 

https://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=28869.0

I started by removing the yellow enamel graffitti painted rectangle with "LA Awesome". This took off the top layer of added black but left the bottom of this coat attached as shown in the second picture. (Original finish is in the back, partial removal in the middle, and shiny top coat in the front.)

The poor quality of this coat made me decide to then strip off the rest of the overcoat of shiny black that was chipping with "Goof Off".  I started by soaking, then working off the layer using used "Bounce" dryer sheets because they are course enough to fill with paint and then I pick up a new one. 

I am left with a worn finish on the brass base and white metal stem and cradle. I may need to strip off and repaint.

First though, I plan to try to revive the finish.  I will try black shoe polish and darken the bare spots with Brass Ager solution. I am not super hopeful because there are a couple of roughly worn spots on the base but I have laid some thick hard wax on them to dry for a while.

The stem looks the worse for wear in my opinion. The card is a perforated hand marked one and the back of the dial blank is magnetic like the flat dial blank front (last picture).

I did notice a marking that looks like "ALLRM8"? in an indented rounded rectangle across from a "2" on the indented portion of cradle where the plunger rests. (fourth picture). I was a little startled to see this because it looks like a very modern style marking. (However, it does not say "CHINA"  )

Has anyone noticed this before?  I have noticed white-ish corrosion on perches and cradles like this one has (fifth picture) before.  Are these made of a proprietary type of pot metal with lots of aluminum with a name?