07-07-2014, 04:15 PM
Hey guys, it has been awhile since my last restoration post of that Philco 80 JR I complete about a year ago.
I took a cross country trip yesterday north to Cleveland. Last week someone had a Bel Geddes low boy for sale for a mere $75 on craigslist. I quickly jumped on it. I soon realized several minutes ago when I started to take a detailed look at the set that the chassis is a model 96-A?????????
I also noticed that it is a 25-40 cycle set. My guess would be that this set is from Canada due to the low cycles. But the tag states made in the USA.
Could there be something I am missing here, I could of swore that these later Bel Geddes low boy cabinets had model 112 11 tube superhets inside the cabinets. Oddly this set looks to be original in every aspect except for (2) new condensers by that power resistor. I am kinda baffled and somewhat disappointed that it is not a 112. But a very well preserved original set for sure.
Can anybody confirm that this could of originally happened at the factory. Also how would I be able to tell if this was a USA made set or Canada made set? Ron have you ever seen anything like this before. I can't find to much information on a model 96-A other than the low cycles.
Thanks
Jon
I took a cross country trip yesterday north to Cleveland. Last week someone had a Bel Geddes low boy for sale for a mere $75 on craigslist. I quickly jumped on it. I soon realized several minutes ago when I started to take a detailed look at the set that the chassis is a model 96-A?????????
I also noticed that it is a 25-40 cycle set. My guess would be that this set is from Canada due to the low cycles. But the tag states made in the USA.
Could there be something I am missing here, I could of swore that these later Bel Geddes low boy cabinets had model 112 11 tube superhets inside the cabinets. Oddly this set looks to be original in every aspect except for (2) new condensers by that power resistor. I am kinda baffled and somewhat disappointed that it is not a 112. But a very well preserved original set for sure.
Can anybody confirm that this could of originally happened at the factory. Also how would I be able to tell if this was a USA made set or Canada made set? Ron have you ever seen anything like this before. I can't find to much information on a model 96-A other than the low cycles.
Thanks
Jon
