07-26-2022, 04:35 PM
Yes your radio is an original. Looks like it is a Philco model 38-10XF, a 1938 model. See the link to a drawing (we don't have a good photo of this model in our gallery): https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1938c/#Model_38-10XF
The grill cloth on your radio is not original. It would have had the chevron cloth seen in the gallery. Do not power you set on until you have the radio serviced. All of the capacitors need to be replaced at a minimum. Your tuning dial escutcheon is also missing the outer ring. The cardboard backing is also not original. Most Philco sets did not usually have a back to them.
The grill cloth on your radio is not original. It would have had the chevron cloth seen in the gallery. Do not power you set on until you have the radio serviced. All of the capacitors need to be replaced at a minimum. Your tuning dial escutcheon is also missing the outer ring. The cardboard backing is also not original. Most Philco sets did not usually have a back to them.
