09-14-2007, 05:20 PM
My vote is that it IS a Frankenradio.
Notice the enlarged, elongated shaft holes in the cabinet. Seems to me this was a 70 cabinet, into which a 20 chassis was shoehorned.
Notice also:
* the extra hole in the front of the chassis between the off-on switch and volume control, which only early production 20 chassis have;
* the model number/patent notice decal in back. Only some early Model 20 chassis have a decal that spells out RADIO in block letters instead of RADIO in the same style font as the old PHILCO trademark. And I have sen several Model 20 chassis that had the older patent notice decal covered up by another, with PHILCO and RADIO in matching font style.
* the dial scale, which appears to be the lighter color - not translucent tan as in later models with a pilot lamp.
And here is what another Model 21 looks like:
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1931a.htm#h
Notice the enlarged, elongated shaft holes in the cabinet. Seems to me this was a 70 cabinet, into which a 20 chassis was shoehorned.
Notice also:
* the extra hole in the front of the chassis between the off-on switch and volume control, which only early production 20 chassis have;
* the model number/patent notice decal in back. Only some early Model 20 chassis have a decal that spells out RADIO in block letters instead of RADIO in the same style font as the old PHILCO trademark. And I have sen several Model 20 chassis that had the older patent notice decal covered up by another, with PHILCO and RADIO in matching font style.
* the dial scale, which appears to be the lighter color - not translucent tan as in later models with a pilot lamp.
And here is what another Model 21 looks like:
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1931a.htm#h
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
