[BenWA]

Hello! I am new to the forum.

I have been a long time fan of records, especially 78s, and by extension vintage stereos and such.

Tomorrow I am going to buy a potential fixer-upper Philco model 41-608P for all of $50. They say the radio works but the record player needs work. The info I found about the model here on this site says:

Production figures for this set are not available, but the 41-608 was clearly Philco's top selling radio-phonograph of the 1941 season as many examples survive and are not difficult to find.

The set features Philco's new Beam of Light phonograph pickup, used with an automatic record changer. The radio uses nine tubes and receives the standard AM band and shortwave from 9 to 12 mc.

Some models may be found with the optional record cutter unit; an extra tone arm with a crystal cartridge, used to make 78 rpm recordings with the blank discs that were available at the time for the purpose.

Original selling price: $129.95

Number made: Not available

Source: http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1941a.htm#ar

$130 in 1941 is the equivalent of about $2,000 now!

As you'll see below in the photos from the ad, it looks like it has the record cutter option. Not that it's very useful these days, but it's still neat that it has it.

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