11-27-2005, 08:52 PM
Ah, such memories. Just before Christmas 1936, the Ned's Firestone store delivered a big cardboard box with that big Philco wreath on it. Couldn't touch it until father got home. He unpacked it, and there was a sparkling new Philco 37-650X. It replaced a United Reproducers "Currier"' set of about 1930 vintage. There was already a good antenna on the house and the Philco worked like a bomb on it. It seemed incredible how much reception this new set pulled in (after the old TRF job!). We had the set into the fifties. I maintained it all those years. One of the guys at work wanted it, as it had been replaced by something else, so I gave it to him (dumb, dumb!). But in recent years, I've acquired another one, and the table version of that model as well.
I perceive that the 37-650 was a big seller. It was a good balance between price and performance, so it may have been the bread-and-butter set for Philco that year.
I perceive that the 37-650 was a big seller. It was a good balance between price and performance, so it may have been the bread-and-butter set for Philco that year.
