Probably not. Furniture oil would be a polish, and probably not be able to cover spots where the finish is missing or peeled.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison B-19 And Matching Gumwood Cabinet > > Thank you for your reply. Yes, the gumwood on the Edison B-19 and D.D. > record cabinet looks strong but the wood is dry. Since neither looks like > any > restoration is in the far future, would furniture oil be the best for the > dry > wood? > > In a message dated 04/14/2006 6:29:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Gumwood is a good, strong wood with tight, close grain. It's used in > household interiors for such things as door casings, baseboards and other > things. It's a good wood for cabinets. It's one of several woods, known > as > "whitewoods". It's cheaper than the decorative woods, as walnut, mahogany > or > oak. It's often the base wood that veneers wre glued on to. > > You will find that whitewoods, such as basswood and gumwood will not take > ordinary stains, so it's easy to add aniline dyes to the shellec or > lacquer, > and spreay the finish on the bare whitewood. It can be mad to look like > any > wood you'd ever want. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 5:44 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Edison B-19 And Matching Gumwood Cabinet > > >> Hi All, >> >> Some years back we purchased a table top Edison B-19, Chalet model also >> called Bungalo. Both the Edison D.D. phonograph and the record cabinet >> are >> made >> of gumwood. >> The record cabinet with a 36 record file for diamond discs records was >> made >> exclusively by Haag and Bissex of Philadelphia with a patent date of >> Jan. >> 4, >> 1916. >> >> I have always had some questions that needed answered about this set. >> >> Did Edison make many different style phonograph wooden cases of >> gumwood? >> Were the record cabinets made just to match his B-19 phonographs or >> others? >> Did Haag and Bissex make other furniture made of gumwood? >> Does anyone have any information on Haag & Bissex fron Phila? >> Where did gumwood come from, what country? >> >> AND, with a note I passed saved in my Edison B-19, the phono came with >> a >> light green silk fabric for the grill cloth, where can I find something >> close to >> this? >> Phonograph really needs a new grill cloth! >> >> Any help with any of these questions would be much appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Joan >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
