10-06-2016, 03:24 PM
Hi Pete & welcome.
As Mike said not a 38 farm radio. But don't think the 66 used that cabinet, it used a cabinet that looks like a 89B or the MB cabinet. My vote is for a 60. Philco made a billion of them, maybe two billion.
Don't know that the sn tells us much in regards to the manufacture date or much else. There may be a run number stamped on it that would help pin things downs some. All the 60's are very similar except for some minor changes here and there.
If you are lucky the dial is just out of alignment (your able to turn it passed where the numbers are) or the numbers are printed w/ a water base ink and can be EASILY remove by cleaning w/water. If so check Radiodaze for a replacement scale.
You say the set plays well but unless you know that it has been service in the last 10 or 15yrs I would pop the chassis out and give it a good looking over. I you are unsure what you are looking at just post some pics and we'll figure it out.
As Mike said not a 38 farm radio. But don't think the 66 used that cabinet, it used a cabinet that looks like a 89B or the MB cabinet. My vote is for a 60. Philco made a billion of them, maybe two billion.
Don't know that the sn tells us much in regards to the manufacture date or much else. There may be a run number stamped on it that would help pin things downs some. All the 60's are very similar except for some minor changes here and there.
If you are lucky the dial is just out of alignment (your able to turn it passed where the numbers are) or the numbers are printed w/ a water base ink and can be EASILY remove by cleaning w/water. If so check Radiodaze for a replacement scale.
You say the set plays well but unless you know that it has been service in the last 10 or 15yrs I would pop the chassis out and give it a good looking over. I you are unsure what you are looking at just post some pics and we'll figure it out.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
