First Philco of the New Year!

[Jayce]

I have a friend who collects and deals in antiques and lately he has been buying up small estates and selling alot of stuff to a film studio. I called to chat with him and he mentioned one item the studio hadn't gone for from a recent estate sale was a Philco radio with "A big round glass dial". Well, that didn't tell me much, so I decided to give it a look. Turns out it is a Philco 38-4 with the 'conecentric tuning'! Radio was in decent shape and since I didn't have one of this style in my collection, I bought it.
One question: Did the 38-4 originally have a back? Mine seems to have clips on the cabinet for a back that is no longer there. I scored a couple other things along with teh radio, but those are more for the Bar and Grill phorum. I am running out of room and I STILL keep picking up radios. What's wrong with me?

[Ron Ramirez]

Congratulations! I had a year like that last year, when I wasn't really looking for stuff, yet quite a few things (some radios and a few Aladdin lamps) seemed to find me. Maybe now it's your turn in 2011.

Yes, the 38-4 did originally have a back, but most are now long gone. The thin fiberboard broke easily, fell apart due to dampness, was left off by service men over the years, etc.

[Jayce]

Uh-oh. If that is the case I am going to need either a bigger trailer or another trailer parked beside it..