1954

Philco for 1954

Overview

The 1954 line of Philco radios began to shrink once again com­pared to the pre­vi­ous year. The com­pa­ny offered only one AM-FM table mod­el while con­tin­u­ing its empha­sis on its "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band (1.7 to 3.4 mc) in most of its table mod­el sets and some portable models.

This year, the mod­el num­bers no longer used the last two dig­its of the mod­el year as a pre­fix. Instead, each 1954 Philco mod­el num­ber began with the let­ter B, fol­lowed by the actu­al mod­el num­ber of the set.

Print­ed cir­cuit boards were used for the first time in some 1954 Philco mod­els. Philco called them print­ed wiring panels.

For the first time since the 1948 sea­son, Philco once again offered a high fideli­ty radio-phono­graph con­sole - the Phono­ra­ma (B1756), which includ­ed an AM-FM radio and a three speed auto­mat­ic record changer.

Model Index

Intro­duced Sum­mer 1953

Click on a thumb­nail to see infor­ma­tion and pho­tos for each model:

The 1954 Philco Line

B569	B570	B572	B574	B578	B649	B650
B651	B652	B656	B710	B711	B712	B712X
B714 & B714X	B804	B956	B962	B964	B1349	B1350
B1352	B1750	B1752	B1753	B1754	B1756 "Phono­ra­ma"

Models

The 1954 Philco Line

Model B569

Philco's low­est priced table mod­el radio for the 1954 sea­son uses five tubes and receives the AM band.

It oper­ates on AC or DC current.

The cab­i­net is mahogany in color.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B570

Anoth­er five-tube AM radio, this Philco was avail­able in three col­ors - Car­di­nal, Sand, and Maroon.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B572

This five tube Philco was avail­able in five colors:

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B574

In addi­tion to AM recep­tion, the B574 also received the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band (1.7 to 3.4 mc).

The cab­i­net was avail­able in either Spruce Green or Tangerine.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B578

AM and "Spe­cial Ser­vices" recep­tion were the fea­tures of this five tube, AC/DC Philco model.

The cab­i­net was offered in Spruce Green or Mahogany colors.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B649

A four tube, portable mod­el, the B649 oper­ates only on bat­ter­ies and receives the AM band.

The cab­i­net is made of maroon plastic.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B650

The B650 uses the same chas­sis as the B649 above.

Its cab­i­net was avail­able in three col­ors: Cher­ry, Sand, and Colo­nial Green.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B651

This portable mod­el can oper­ate on AC or DC cur­rent, or on bat­ter­ies, It uses four tubes plus a sele­ni­um rectifier.

The plas­tic cab­i­net was avail­able in three col­ors: Sand, Drift­wood, and Spruce Green.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B652

Anoth­er AM-only, three-way portable, this mod­el was avail­able in four dif­fer­ent colors:

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B656

This "three-way" (AC, DC or bat­ter­ies) portable was avail­able in the fol­low­ing colors:

It receives the AM band plus the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band, and uses five tubes plus a sele­ni­um rectifier.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B710

This mod­el uses five tubes, and receives the AM band.

It includes a clock with an auto­mat­ic timer and alarm.

The cab­i­net is made of ebony plastic.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B711

Basi­cal­ly iden­ti­cal to the B710 above, except the cab­i­net is maroon in color.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B712

A more con­tem­po­rary clock radio, it uses five tubes and receives AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

This mod­el was avail­able in either Sand or For­est Green.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B712X

Sim­i­lar to the B712 above, the B712X omits the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

Unlike the B712, the B712X was avail­able in either Pearl Gray or Maroon.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Models B714 & B714X

This Philco clock radio uses five tubes and can receive AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

It includes an ear­phone jack and a night light.

The cab­i­net was avail­able in Pearl Gray or White.

Mod­el B714X is sim­i­lar to the B714, but omits the ear­phone jack and night light. It was avail­able in Spruce Green or Maroon.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B804

Philco's top of the line clock radio for 1954 uses six tubes and can receive AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B956

The only AM-FM table mod­el Philco offered dur­ing the 1954 sea­son, this set uses six tubes plus a sele­ni­um rectifier.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B962

A six tube mod­el, the B962 includes the recep­tion of AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" bands.

The plas­tic cab­i­net was avail­able in mahogany or sand.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B964

This mod­el also uses six tubes and can receive AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

The cab­i­net is made of brown phenolic.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1349

This entry lev­el, table mod­el radio-phono­graph uses five tubes and receive the AM band.

The phono­graph is an auto­mat­ic record chang­er and can play 33-1/3, 45 and 78 rpm records.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1350

Anoth­er table mod­el radio-phono­graph, the B1350 includes the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band along with AM reception.

The radio uses five tubes, and it includes a three speed auto­mat­ic record changer.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1352

Like the B1350 above, the B1352 also receives AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1750

Repeat­ed from 1953 (53-1750), the B1750 was now avail­able with two dif­fer­ent fin­ish­es - mahogany and blonde.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1752

Con­tem­po­rary styling is a fea­ture of this new Philco floor mod­el radio-phonograph.

It uses five tubes and receives AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band, and includes a three speed auto­mat­ic record changer.

The wood cab­i­net has a mahogany finish.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1753

Sim­i­lar elec­tron­i­cal­ly to the B1752, the B1753 is unusu­al in that it uses black wrought iron for the base and door pulls.

The wood cab­i­net has a blonde finish.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1754

A more tra­di­tion­al con­sole radio-phono­graph, the B1754 uses six tubes and receives AM and the "Spe­cial Ser­vices" band.

The set includes a three speed auto­mat­ic record changer.

The cabi­ent was offered with either mahogany or blonde finishes.

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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Model B1756 "Phonorama"

Orig­i­nal sell­ing price: Unknown

Num­ber made: Unknown

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