Phonograph with Philco for 1938 (introduced June 1937)

Overview

For the 1938 sea­son, Philco did not mar­ket its own radio-phono­graphs. Instead, Radio­bar Com­pa­ny used Philco chas­sis and Cape­hart auto­mat­ic record chang­ers in a line of radio-phono­graphs of its own, which were called "Phono­graph with Philco."

Prices and pro­duc­tion fig­ures are not avail­able for these models.

Model Index

Mar­ket­ed by Radio­bar Com­pa­ny of America

Click on a thumb­nail to see infor­ma­tion and pho­tos for each model:

38-1-1PC 38-2-1XX "Neo-Clas­sic" 38-3-3XX "Geor­gian" 38-4-4XX "Con­sole" 38-5-9 "Com­mode" 38-6-9 "Arm­chair" 38-1-116XX "Adam"

Models


Model 38-1-1PC

Model 38-1-1PC - Image used with permission.

This mod­el used the 12-tube Philco 38-1 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-2-1XX "Neo-Classic"

Model 38-2-1XX "Neo-Classic"

Anoth­er mod­el using the 12-tube 38-1 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-3-3XX "Georgian"

Model 38-3-3XX "Georgian" - Model 38-3-3XX, open. Image courtesy of Doug Houston.
Model 38-3-3XX "Georgian" - Model 38-3-3XX, closed.

This set used the nine tube Philco 38-3 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-4-4XX "Console"

Model 38-4-4XX "Console"

This Phono­graph with Philco used the eight tube Cone-Cen­tric 38-4 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-5-9 "Commode"

Model 38-5-9 "Commode" - Model 38-5-9, open. Image courtesy of Doug Houston.
Model 38-5-9 "Commode" - Model 38-5-9, closed.

An odd name for a radio-phono­graph! This set used the six tube 38-9 chas­sis. Note vari­a­tion in grille open­ings in these two pictures.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-6-9 "Armchair"

Model 38-6-9 "Armchair"

A Phono­graph with Philco mod­el in a chair­side cab­i­net, using the 38-9 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

Model 38-1-116XX "Adam"

Model 38-1-116XX "Adam"

The best of the 1938 Phono­graph with Philco mod­els used the fif­teen tube High Fideli­ty 38-116 chassis.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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