The PHILCO Phorum

Should I be interested at $70?  Not many made.  AM only.

My opinion: Meh...

I think it's ugly, but if it were rare and desirable....

Rare: possibly. Desirable: no. Ugly: definitely.

For those of use following at home this is the set in question:  https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1948b/#Model_48-485

It didn't sell well when new... that should tell you something. Sometimes it is enough to see history only documented. Just my opinion. Take care, Gary

Gary is (IMO) exactly right. Why would folks want to pay $119 in 1948 for an AM-only console radio when FM and TV were the latest, greatest things in electronics? Sure, consoles with FM, and TV sets, cost a lot more at the time but still...

Thanks guys. No way I'm going after it.

For a similar amount of money one can buy a 48-482, with AM, FM, and SW. It is a lot more versatile radio, a fine performer, and, being a table model, is more practical in most modern homes. I love the one I have restored. When I first moved from Rhode Island to Tennessee, and was waiting for sixteen months to get connected to the internet, it was my main source of entertainment and news. I played it for hours every day. Since then I have bought 2 more complete radios, as well as a chassis. Someday I'm going to refurbish at least one more of these fine radios.