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Do you guys think the Radio King was actually engraved on the hoops or was it part of a mold or stamp? The more that I look at them from different time periods, the consistency appears to be too good to have actually been engraved.

30's Radio King - 26, 13, 13, 16
49 - WFL Ray McKinley - 26, 13, 16
58 - Slingerland Duco
58 - Slingerland Krupa Deluxe
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 20, 12, 14
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 22 (need), 13, 16
And some others..
Posted on 15 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]I see what you mean...they are too identical to one another is what you are saying. Could be...I mean, maybe "engraving" is just the common terminology, albeit a misnomer, which people used over the years to describe it.....[/COLOR]

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Posted on 15 years ago
#2
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I have an early '36 Radioking with a real engraved and not stamped "Radioking" logo. It only was on those early ones...

Posted on 15 years ago
#3
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And I'm sure the engravers used a template which would have made them very similar, if not identical.

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Posted on 15 years ago
#4
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Hey VA,

So am I correct in assuming that the later ones were stamped?

30's Radio King - 26, 13, 13, 16
49 - WFL Ray McKinley - 26, 13, 16
58 - Slingerland Duco
58 - Slingerland Krupa Deluxe
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 20, 12, 14
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 22 (need), 13, 16
And some others..
Posted on 15 years ago
#5
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Yes, as I understand it...

Posted on 15 years ago
#6
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I think I'm going to get a stamp made. It sucks trying to polish or replate and work around the logo.

30's Radio King - 26, 13, 13, 16
49 - WFL Ray McKinley - 26, 13, 16
58 - Slingerland Duco
58 - Slingerland Krupa Deluxe
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 20, 12, 14
70 - Ludwig Champagne Sparkle - 22 (need), 13, 16
And some others..
Posted on 15 years ago
#7
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