{"id":340,"date":"2018-07-03T19:11:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T02:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2018-09-16T08:20:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T15:20:04","slug":"philco-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/philcoradio.com\/library\/index.php\/philco-history\/philco-around-the-world\/philco-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Philco in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post_111271\" class=\"post\">\n<div id=\"resize_111271\" class=\"post_content\">\n<div id=\"pid_111271\" class=\"post_body scaleimages\">\n<p>Philco did not have a presence in Australia until 1936, at which time a local firm, the Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company (EMMCO) was licensed to build radios under the Philco name.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><strong><span class=\"mycode_b\">A Sampling of Philco Radios produced in Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_651.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_651.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 651, 1936 &#8211; Photo courtesy Alan Higman<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_751.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_751.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 751, 1937 &#8211; Photo used by permission<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus84b.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus84b.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 84B, 1938 &#8211; Photo courtesy Kevin Chant<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus953.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus953.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 953, 1939 &#8211; Photo courtesy Ian Forster<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post_111272\" class=\"post\">\n<div id=\"resize_111272\" class=\"post_content\">\n<div id=\"pid_111272\" class=\"post_body scaleimages\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_48-4SP.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_48-4SP.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 48-4SP, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_51AA2.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_51AA2.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 51AA2, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_51DA1.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_51DA1.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 51DA1, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_p.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_p.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 52AA2 on top of a Model P Automatic Record Player, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post_111273\" class=\"post\">\n<div id=\"resize_111273\" class=\"post_content\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pid_111273\" class=\"post_body scaleimages\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_52AA3.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_52AA3.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model 52AA3, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mycode_hr\" \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mycode_img\" src=\"\/library\/images\/history\/australia\/aus_u.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: aus_u.jpg]\" \/><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"mycode_i\">Model U Automatic Record Player, 1948<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philco did not have a presence in Australia until 1936, at which time a local firm, the Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company (EMMCO) was licensed to build radios under the Philco name. 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