10-21-2010, 06:25 AM
Larry, I have a feeling you have the correct answer. It makes sense that Philco would add, or have their dealers add, pushbuttons to 38-17 sets and rebadge them as "Model 17" sets to not appear to be the previous year's model.
For what it's worth, it is known that Philco sold leftover 38-12, 38-14 and 38-15 sets in wood and Bakelite as "39-12," "39-14" and "39-15" at the beginning of the 1939 season; these appear in the Philco 1939 dealer catalog and in 1939 model year price lists. Yet I have never seen one of these rebadged as 39-12, 39-14 or 39-15.
DeckApe and Chuck - Yes, it was Arte Johnson. I thought it was him, but since my hospital stay I find that my memory sometimes plays tricks on me.
For what it's worth, it is known that Philco sold leftover 38-12, 38-14 and 38-15 sets in wood and Bakelite as "39-12," "39-14" and "39-15" at the beginning of the 1939 season; these appear in the Philco 1939 dealer catalog and in 1939 model year price lists. Yet I have never seen one of these rebadged as 39-12, 39-14 or 39-15.
DeckApe and Chuck - Yes, it was Arte Johnson. I thought it was him, but since my hospital stay I find that my memory sometimes plays tricks on me.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
