04-17-2023, 03:05 PM
No,
39-4541 is the Philco part number for that label. It has nothing to do with years.
From the mid-30s through 1942 and to some extent after WWII, Philco parts were sorted with two-digit prefixes. In this case, part numbers beginning with 39- were chassis or cabinet labels.
As to which model - Ah! You have yet another of the end-of-the-model-year Phactory Phranken-Philcos, where the Philco factory stuck leftover chassis into cabinets of a different model to clear out inventory in preparation for the coming of the then-new 1937 model line.
Count the number of tubes in your radio. If it has eight tubes, it is a model 655. If it has seven (with two 42 tubes instead of three), it is a 645.
39-4541 is the Philco part number for that label. It has nothing to do with years.
From the mid-30s through 1942 and to some extent after WWII, Philco parts were sorted with two-digit prefixes. In this case, part numbers beginning with 39- were chassis or cabinet labels.
As to which model - Ah! You have yet another of the end-of-the-model-year Phactory Phranken-Philcos, where the Philco factory stuck leftover chassis into cabinets of a different model to clear out inventory in preparation for the coming of the then-new 1937 model line.
Count the number of tubes in your radio. If it has eight tubes, it is a model 655. If it has seven (with two 42 tubes instead of three), it is a 645.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
