08-28-2015, 11:46 PM
Hello everyone. Quick introduction: My name is Morgan, I live in northern Nevada and I'm pretty new to restoring old radios.
About 15 years ago my grandfather gave me one of his old Philco radios. It didn't all quite work right, but most of it did and he figured I could fix the rest of it. We did play some old 78's on the record player, but after a short while the radio was retired to my mothers basement, where it has sat ever since. I have now been charged with the task of "doing something with it". My wife doesn't like it and it really doesn't fit in our house, so I'm probably going to end up selling it.
My question is, is it worth fixing/restoring and if so how far should I take it. From what I've gathered from reading others posts, this isn't a high demand/expensive model do they aren't going for big bucks anyway.
Any input is greatly appreciated. See below for some specs and pictures:
Philco Model 40-508
(From my grandfathers notes)
Has a leaky filter, short wave was working well, but suddenly stopped (possibly a tube)
Front
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/7z7UCLg.jpg]
Grille and Cloth
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/OxbPAQ4.jpg]
Bottom (some damage)
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/Wryh3uI.jpg]
Inside (Record player functions well, though some of the rubber mounts need to be replaced. Pretty much all of the radio stuff seem to be there)
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/lhsbl0U.jpg]
Inside of cabinet
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/VFKJpqb.jpg]
Underside of record player
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/67UL19q.jpg]
Tubes
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/DHqugOb.jpg]
Label info
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/K5boWuJ.jpg]
Thanks again for your help.
About 15 years ago my grandfather gave me one of his old Philco radios. It didn't all quite work right, but most of it did and he figured I could fix the rest of it. We did play some old 78's on the record player, but after a short while the radio was retired to my mothers basement, where it has sat ever since. I have now been charged with the task of "doing something with it". My wife doesn't like it and it really doesn't fit in our house, so I'm probably going to end up selling it.
My question is, is it worth fixing/restoring and if so how far should I take it. From what I've gathered from reading others posts, this isn't a high demand/expensive model do they aren't going for big bucks anyway.
Any input is greatly appreciated. See below for some specs and pictures:
Philco Model 40-508
(From my grandfathers notes)
Has a leaky filter, short wave was working well, but suddenly stopped (possibly a tube)
Front
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/7z7UCLg.jpg]
Grille and Cloth
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/OxbPAQ4.jpg]
Bottom (some damage)
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/Wryh3uI.jpg]
Inside (Record player functions well, though some of the rubber mounts need to be replaced. Pretty much all of the radio stuff seem to be there)
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/lhsbl0U.jpg]
Inside of cabinet
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/VFKJpqb.jpg]
Underside of record player
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/67UL19q.jpg]
Tubes
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/DHqugOb.jpg]
Label info
[Image: http://i.imgur.com/K5boWuJ.jpg]
Thanks again for your help.
