Columbia princess question

vansteem78 · Post by **vansteem78** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:23 am

I am cleaning up my Columbia princess machine but have a question about whether a part is supposed to be shiny like nickel or black like it is. Do you know? Please see the attached photos of the part.

Cody K · Post by **Cody K** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:53 pm

That part is black on my 1911 "Favorite". Later models seem to have it nickel-plated, if I remember right. I'm pretty sure yours is correct as it is.

De Soto Frank · Post by **De Soto Frank** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:19 pm

Cody K wrote:That part is black on my 1911 "Favorite". Later models seem to have it nickel-plated, if I remember right. I'm pretty sure yours is correct as it is.

I second the black.

I have a 1914 Columbia "Jewel" with a black scale and nickeled levers.

The plate was chemically darkened.

phonogfp · Post by **phonogfp** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:26 pm

Third vote for the black.

I just checked a Princess here and although the pointer is nickel, the gauge plate is black.

George P.

vansteem78 · Post by **vansteem78** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:12 pm

Thanks everyone for your input. Without other collectors I would be lost and have nothing but questions with no answers. A big THANKS to you guys/gals.

Phonofreak · Post by **Phonofreak** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:24 pm

Actually, that part is a dark blue/black finish. It is basically a gun blued finish. How I duplicate this finish is I clean the parts using rubbing alcohol to remove all residue. This has to be absolutely clean. Then I use Birchwood Casey Super Gun Blue that you can get at ant good sporting goods store or a gunshop. I also use this for blued screws like on an Edison.
Harvey Kravitz

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