02-17-2018, 05:22 PM
> Is there any way of determining from the pics if this is an early version 87 -with presumably a stock factory installed switch- or a later one, where it's incorrect?
Not without removing the chassis from the cabinet and then examining the chassis and switch to determine whether (or not) it looks old and original.
> Also, what would the two circular cutouts in the lower shelf have been made for? Is something missing?
All 1929 Philco lowboys had those holes, nothing to be concerned about. Why did they have them? Who knows. Well, some long-dead Philco designer knows...but dead men tell no tales.
Not without removing the chassis from the cabinet and then examining the chassis and switch to determine whether (or not) it looks old and original.
> Also, what would the two circular cutouts in the lower shelf have been made for? Is something missing?
All 1929 Philco lowboys had those holes, nothing to be concerned about. Why did they have them? Who knows. Well, some long-dead Philco designer knows...but dead men tell no tales.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
