01-07-2011, 02:32 PM
It's time to reveal the source of these cool new reproduction Philco cabinets.
First, let me say that I have two of these now in my possession - a 16B cathedral and a 17B. Both of these are pictured above. I am very impressed with the quality and workmanship of these cabinets. As far as I am concerned, these look like they were pulled from a time capsule from 1933; and the fact that we will now have these cabinets available to us is nothing but great news to the radio collecting community.
Let's say you have a Philco cathedral that you would like to keep, but the cabinet is on the verge of firewood quality, such as the rough 16B cathedral pictured above. It's very much worth while to obtain a new, reproduction cabinet versus spending a long time trying to salvage a very rough cabinet.
Another example: You find a Philco chassis that you want to make part of your collection, and then try for years to find a cabinet. This was the case with the 17B I now have - I have owned a chassis for several years now, but I never did find an original 17B cathedral cabinet. Now, I have a reproduction 17B cabinet that, as far as I am concerned, is just as nice as an original. Actually, it is much nicer, because it does not have the bumps, scratches and flaws of a 78 year old cabinet.
The cabinets are being offered by Steve Davis, and these are handcrafted right here in the USA by Steve and Theresa.
For the purists, notice that Steve marks each cabinet as a reproduction - see this bottom view of the 16B cabinet:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_21.jpg]
If you can't see it very well in the photo above, here is a close-up:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_22.jpg]
Steve and Theresa are also offering reproduction trim for 1932-34 Philco cathedrals:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_29.jpg]
There will be a web page, hopefully available within the coming week, with more details and photos of the cabinets and parts being offered. When the page is ready, I will announce it here.
For now, please contact Steve for more information on how you can obtain one of these fine cabinets, or the trim for same:
stevd47 AT aol DOT com
While you're writing to him, how about saying thank you to Steve and Theresa for making these products available to us?
First, let me say that I have two of these now in my possession - a 16B cathedral and a 17B. Both of these are pictured above. I am very impressed with the quality and workmanship of these cabinets. As far as I am concerned, these look like they were pulled from a time capsule from 1933; and the fact that we will now have these cabinets available to us is nothing but great news to the radio collecting community.
Let's say you have a Philco cathedral that you would like to keep, but the cabinet is on the verge of firewood quality, such as the rough 16B cathedral pictured above. It's very much worth while to obtain a new, reproduction cabinet versus spending a long time trying to salvage a very rough cabinet.
Another example: You find a Philco chassis that you want to make part of your collection, and then try for years to find a cabinet. This was the case with the 17B I now have - I have owned a chassis for several years now, but I never did find an original 17B cathedral cabinet. Now, I have a reproduction 17B cabinet that, as far as I am concerned, is just as nice as an original. Actually, it is much nicer, because it does not have the bumps, scratches and flaws of a 78 year old cabinet.
The cabinets are being offered by Steve Davis, and these are handcrafted right here in the USA by Steve and Theresa.
For the purists, notice that Steve marks each cabinet as a reproduction - see this bottom view of the 16B cabinet:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_21.jpg]
If you can't see it very well in the photo above, here is a close-up:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_22.jpg]
Steve and Theresa are also offering reproduction trim for 1932-34 Philco cathedrals:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/16B/16b_29.jpg]
There will be a web page, hopefully available within the coming week, with more details and photos of the cabinets and parts being offered. When the page is ready, I will announce it here.
For now, please contact Steve for more information on how you can obtain one of these fine cabinets, or the trim for same:
stevd47 AT aol DOT com
While you're writing to him, how about saying thank you to Steve and Theresa for making these products available to us?
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
