Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Model 87 Lowboy or a Model 112 Lowboy
#1

What would be the better choice in a radio to purchase if you could only buy one? A 1929 Philco model 87 Lowboy or a 1931 model 112 Lowboy?
#2

112 all else being the same.

"I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine"
http://www.russoldradios.com/
#3

Agree, 112 is the best choice between those two. The 87 works surprisingly well once properly restored, but is a TRF set which has no AVC (automatic volume control) and no tone control. The 112 not only has those features, but is also a superheterodyne with an RF stage and two stages of IF, plus that normal-maximum switch that will make the set really pull in the stations when set to "max"... Icon_thumbup

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN




Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)