Saw this one on eBay and I know it was brought up that a shadow meter kit was available for the 71, but this one has an eye tube. Philco never used eye tubes did they?
http://cgi.ebay.com/160296399364
No, that one qualifies only as DAMAGE to the set!
It's not the first time that radio has been listed on Ebay. It seems to pop up every 6 months or so.
This is probably one of those things where the buyer thinks he/she has a rare gem, but discovers shortly after the purchase that the got reamed, and try to bail out of it. I'd hate like the blazes to have to graft a new piece of walnut veneer where that eye tube now sets!
It's not that hard to make a new front panel. I've made a couple of them.
Steve
The description says it was found at an estate auction. Why do they always say that? Anyway I'm sure we've seen this one on E way before.
Steve