Parts Resources, Arranged by Parts & Services Offered
The links below lead to sites outside the PhilcoRadio.com domain.
The PHILCO Video | Beam of Light Repair | Cabinets & Cabinet Parts | Cabinet Backs | Cabinet Refinishing | Crystal Headset Repair | Decals | Dial Covers
Dial Scales | Escutcheons | Grille Cloth | Knobs & Pushbuttons | Microphone Repair | Misc. Parts | Phono Cartridges | Phono Cartridge Repair
Phonograph Repair | Predicta Repair | Radio Repair & Restoration | Schematics | Speaker Repair | Transformers | Tubes | Used Parts | Volume Controls | Wire
The PHILCO Video
Encore Home Video - Popular video featuring footage of the PHILCO factory shot in 1929. Available in VHS and DVD formats from Encore Home Video. Also see their many other video offerings.
Beam of Light Phono Pickup Repair
West-Tech Services now rebuilds the Philco Beam of Light head for the 1941 and 1942 Philco Models (only built these two years). They also offer complete rebuilds of 1941 and 1942 Beam of Light changers.
Philco Cabinets & Cabinet Parts
Steve Davis - Offering reproduction Philco cathedral cabinets for popular 1932-34 Philco models, as well as reproduction bottom molding for 1931-34 Philco cathedral models and reproduction speaker bolts for 1932-36 Philcos. All are of the highest quality. Complete reproduction cabinets are marked as reproduction. View a complete listing of what Steve offers for sale.
Richmond Designs, Inc. - Quality duplication of vintage radio cabinet parts and complete cabinets.
Philco Cabinet Backs
Retro-Tronics is offering laser cut reproduction backs for many Philco models, as well as reproduction backs for other radio models.
Cabinet Repair & Refinishing
Monroe Furniture Restoration - Located in Bloomington, IN. Since 2002, owner Tim Puro has been performing precision woodworking and furniture restoration including the restoration of wood vintage radio cabinets.
Richmond Designs, Inc. - Quality cabinet refinishing for all models of vintage radios.
Michael Schwartzman - Cooperstown, NY. Offers complete refinishing and repair of cabinets for vintage radios.
ToshMahal.com - Located in Dallas, TX. Restoration of furniture including wood vintage radio cabinets.
Crystal Headset Repair
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email
Philco Decals
Dial Covers
Bill Turner - Dialcover.com - Sells round glass (convex) dial covers ranging in size from 2" to 8-7/8" by 1/16" increments, and also provides the materials and instructions for making your own plastic dial covers. Visit his website for more information.
Mark Palmquist - Retro Radio Repair - Offers custom-made reproduction plastic dial covers for vintage radios including many Philcos. A complete list of his dial covers may be found here.
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email. They offer high quality dial covers for your vintage radio. More information.
Philco Dial Scales
Mark Oppat's Old Radio Parts - Offers silkscreened translucent dial scales as well as replacements for glass dial scales.
Radio Daze - Offers laminated translucent dial scales as well as replacements for glass dial scales.
Philco Escutcheons
Antique Radio Knobs - Old-Time Replications - Reproduction Philco escutcheons (dial bezels), knobs and pushbuttons. Their reproductions are of excellent quality. They also sell reproduction 1941 and 1942 Philco escutcheons. The reproductions look just like the original. Please note that the reproduction escutcheons do not include the brass strip just above the knob holes. Use the brass strip from your original escutcheon. Their 1941 escutcheon fits the following models: 41-250, 41-255, 41-256, 41-280, 41-285, 41-287, 41-290, 41-296, 41-610 and 41-611. And their 1942 escutcheon fits the following: 42-355, 42-380, and 42-390.
Antique Electronic Supply also carries a few reproduction escutcheons and some reproduction knobs as well.
Reproduction Grille Cloth
NOTE: Unfortunately, reproduction grille cloth is rapidly becoming unavailable. The main supplier of cloth, Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters, announced in 2011 that they had lost their supplier and as a result, they were quitting the business. Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters supplied Antique Electronic Supply and Radio Daze with cloth, so these firms are also out of the most popular patterns. It is unknown if anyone will resume production of reproduction grille cloth in the near future.
Antique Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters - Still have a few patterns left.
Antique Electronic Supply - Still have a few patterns left.
Merry Tunes Antique Radios and Parts - They have several different patterns of cloth; not very many Philco patterns, though.
Sid Chaplin - Traditional Radio Grilles - A seller of grille cloth in the UK.
Speaker Fabric Supply - Several generic cloth patterns, no specific Philco cloth patterns.
Also search eBay for grille cloth.
Philco Knobs & Pushbuttons (original)
David Frush (original and NOS knobs, including many for Philco sets)
Julie McCall - Original knobs for Philco and other radios.
Kelton Trammell - Original knobs for Philco and other radios.
Philco Knobs & Pushbuttons (reproduction)
Microphone Repair
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email
Miscellaneous Parts
Capacitors
Bob's Antique Radios & Electronics - Capacitors, AC power cords, and other items for the vintage radio restorer.
Grommets
Don Patterson - Replacement rubber tuning condenser grommets for Models 70, 90, and other similar Philcos made between 1931 and 1936 are available from Don Patterson. These will raise the tuning condenser back to its proper height, and they mount just like the originals.
Renovated Radios carries a number of different Philco rubber grommets and mounts including flat and round chassis mounts and reproduction corner mounts for 1935 and 1939-1942 Philcos.
Resistors
Phonograph Cartridges, Parts, etc.
V-M Audio Enthusiasts - offers needles and cartridges for all brands of record changers as well as idler wheels/rebuilding service and belts for all brands including Philco/V-M tape recorders and Philco-Ford/V-M record changers. Service literature and Owner's Manuals for V-M products, record care and accessories. V-M Factory Replacement service parts for V-M products. It is THE premier site for V-M information and help.
Garage'A Records - Phonograph parts, cartridges, needles/styli, etc.
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email. They rebuild idler wheels including totally vulcanized new rubber for 45, VM and Zenith Cobra changers. They sell "hard-to-find" needles, cartridges, and other phono parts. Visit their website, call, or e-mail for more information.
Phono Cartridge Repair - Crystal cartridges:
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email. They rebuild old metal and plastic phono cartridges for 78 players, jukeboxes, crystal and magnetic cutting heads.
Phono Cartridge Repair - Older magnetic ("horseshoe") cartridges used on 1920s-1930s phonographs:
George Epple - Magnetic Cartridge Rebuilding - Rebuilds 1920's through 1940's horseshoe magnet pickups and others. Specializing in Philco, Victor, RCA, Wurlitzer, Edison, Capehart, Majestic, Columbia, Seeburg, Brunswick, HMV, Sparton, etc. Fabricates custom rubber components as required and uses an industrial magnet charger.
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email
Phonograph Repair
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email. They offer complete rebuilds of 1941 & 1942 Philco Beam of Light changers. They also offer total restoration of 78 rpm record players, 45 rpm record players and other three and four speed phonographs, wire recorders, record cutters and transcription players.
45 Player Repair - Repair service for your 45 rpm record changers as well as repair of other phonographs.
Philco Predicta Repair
50's Predicta.com - Repair of 1959-60 Philco Predicta television sets.
Radio Repair & Restoration
Dale's Antique Radio Repair - Radio repair service located in Greenville, Texas.
Texas Vintage Audio - Repair of radios and vintage tube amplifiers, located in San Angelo, Texas
West-Tech Services, 43734 Marietta Rd., Caldwell, Ohio 43724. Phone: 740-732-6056 or 740-581-0945 - Send Email
Philco Schematics
If you don't find the schematic you need in our Tech Section, here are some other sources:
Nostalgia Air (online schematics from Rider's Manuals, available for free download)
Photocopies of schematics are also available from the following suppliers for a reasonable fee:
The Philco Repair Bench - High quality photocopies of original Philco service information for 1928-1947 Philco radio models.
Bob's Antique Radios & Electronics
Just Radios (American, Canadian AND European schematics)
Mike's Manuals - Specializing in out-of-print service manuals.
Speaker Repair
Hank Brazeal - Speaker Reconing. You may reach him at Hank Brazeal, 3850 Galleria Woods Drive GH8, Birmingham, AL 35244 or call Hank at (205) 403-6243.
Jackson Speaker Service - Speaker Reconing by Ron McGee. Contact him at Jackson Speaker Service, 3921 Pine Crest Court, Jackson, MI 49203 or call (517) 789-6400.
Orange County Speaker - Speaker repair. Contact them at Orange County Speaker, 12141 Mariners Way, Garden Grove, CA 92843 or call (800) 897-8373 or (714) 554-8520.
Transformers - Custom-Built
Heyboer Transformers - Heyboer can construct a new transformer to your specifications. I have had transformers custom-wound for me by Heyboer, and I was always quite pleased with the results.
Transformers - New
Transformers - Used
John Kendall's Vintage Electronics - The Radio Junkyard
Transformer Rewinding
Contact Heyboer Transformers to have a new transformer built to your specifications.
Tubes
Used Parts
John Kendall's Vintage Electronics - The Radio Junkyard
Volume Controls
Mark Oppat's Old Radio Parts - The "King of Controls" has probably the largest stock of volume controls in the USA, including original Philco and Zenith, but mostly Centralab, Clarostat, IRC and Mallory. Many rare tapped ones too. He can also fix many controls.
Renovated Radios - Offering a volume control rebuilding service for 1937-38 Philco models as well as repair for the extra long shafts used on these controls as well as the repair of other Philco off-on switches and tone controls.
Wire, Cloth-Covered AC Cord, etc.
Sundial Wire - cloth-covered wire in many styles, colors and gauges. They also sell AC plugs.
Notice to Vendors: If you provide a service related to vintage Philco radios not listed here, please contact me and I shall be happy to add your service to this list. A reciprocal link to this site would be most appreciated.
The PHILCO Video | Beam of Light Repair | Cabinets & Cabinet Parts | Cabinet Backs | Cabinet Refinishing | Crystal Headset Repair | Decals | Dial Covers
Dial Scales | Escutcheons | Grille Cloth | Knobs & Pushbuttons | Microphone Repair | Misc. Parts | Phono Cartridges | Phono Cartridge Repair
Phonograph Repair | Predicta Repair | Schematics | Speaker Repair | Transformers | Tubes | Used Parts | Volume Controls | Wire
