07-27-2013, 07:29 PM
Hi everyone,
A few days ago i posted about this 40-190 that was on Craigslist. It was about an hours drive from my home, so after work last night my co-pilot ( that's her in the first picture) and I drove down to look at it. Also, I've been dealing with a sciatic nerve in my left hip which chose yesterday to be particularily painful, so it was an uncomfortable trip!!!! anyway, the owner had the set playing when I got there and it actually sounded pretty good, no hum so I'm guessing it has had work done to it although the owner said he never had any done and he has had it since the 1960's! Knowing what I know about this eras sets I turned it off as fast as I could
! Overall it's not in too bad of shape. the chassis is rust free and appears to have all original Philco branded tubes! There is no loose veneer or major cabinet problems. The finish is shot and will have to be redone and the pushbuttons are garbage, but the dial glass is still in beautiful condition. The owner was asking $100 for it and I was thinking $75! Not wanting to endure a painful trip home empty handed we haggled the price down to $85 and we were both happy. I probably paid a little too much for it, but I really like the cabinet design on this model! In my mind I think this is probably the best looking Philco of that time period, and seeing as this chassis is a lot like the one in my 40-150 it should be a great performer when restored. Here are some pics!
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...b282cd.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...dc1653.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...d9aaca.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...8c6a0c.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...05b80d.jpg]
A few days ago i posted about this 40-190 that was on Craigslist. It was about an hours drive from my home, so after work last night my co-pilot ( that's her in the first picture) and I drove down to look at it. Also, I've been dealing with a sciatic nerve in my left hip which chose yesterday to be particularily painful, so it was an uncomfortable trip!!!! anyway, the owner had the set playing when I got there and it actually sounded pretty good, no hum so I'm guessing it has had work done to it although the owner said he never had any done and he has had it since the 1960's! Knowing what I know about this eras sets I turned it off as fast as I could
! Overall it's not in too bad of shape. the chassis is rust free and appears to have all original Philco branded tubes! There is no loose veneer or major cabinet problems. The finish is shot and will have to be redone and the pushbuttons are garbage, but the dial glass is still in beautiful condition. The owner was asking $100 for it and I was thinking $75! Not wanting to endure a painful trip home empty handed we haggled the price down to $85 and we were both happy. I probably paid a little too much for it, but I really like the cabinet design on this model! In my mind I think this is probably the best looking Philco of that time period, and seeing as this chassis is a lot like the one in my 40-150 it should be a great performer when restored. Here are some pics![Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...b282cd.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...dc1653.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...d9aaca.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...8c6a0c.jpg]
[Image: http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500...05b80d.jpg]
