08-21-2012, 02:54 PM
This brings something else to mind.
For the new 1939 season, Philco announced they were bringing back the 38-12, 38-14 and 38-15 "by popular demand" as the 39-12, 39-14 and 39-15.
Have any of you ever seen one of these radios labeled 39-12, 14 or 15?
I haven't.
I feel that Philco had unsold stock of these and continued to sell them into the 1939 season until they were all gone. Only this time, I don't think they relabeled them - they still had their 38-12, 14 or 15 stickers.
It was during this time that Philco was experiencing labor difficulties, and they probably had more important things in mind than relabeling leftover 1938 models.
One man's opinion...again, there is no documentation on this, other than Philco's including these models in their initial 1939 lineup.
For the new 1939 season, Philco announced they were bringing back the 38-12, 38-14 and 38-15 "by popular demand" as the 39-12, 39-14 and 39-15.
Have any of you ever seen one of these radios labeled 39-12, 14 or 15?
I haven't.
I feel that Philco had unsold stock of these and continued to sell them into the 1939 season until they were all gone. Only this time, I don't think they relabeled them - they still had their 38-12, 14 or 15 stickers.
It was during this time that Philco was experiencing labor difficulties, and they probably had more important things in mind than relabeling leftover 1938 models.
One man's opinion...again, there is no documentation on this, other than Philco's including these models in their initial 1939 lineup.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
