The PHILCO Phorum

I used to sit with my grandfather back in the early 1950s and listen to a set like this 48-1270. That glowing dial was etched in my memory and was the inspiration for restoring this set.[attachment=25085]

It is essentially the same cabinet as 46-1213 I recently finished.
Same dial too.

BigRedDog, that is a great looking radio/phonograph. Looking at the dial and knob arrangement I am reminded of the 48-482, which is a table radio. I have restored one, and have a couple of others yet to restore. It is one of my favorite Philcos although the FM can be a bit of a pain to get squared away. This is what the 48-482 looks like. If you took the same chassis, and turned it on its side, I think you would have a very similar result to your 48-1270. Basically the same radio just added the phonograph to it. Look at the dial, even the numbering is the same, just turned 90 degrees.

Mikethedruid that cabinet looks flawless - beautiful! My wife had wondered why the 1270 dial and controls are angled inward. I told her it was just aesthetics, but you have the real reason.
Interesting how major components are shared among various models. Radios are a lot like cars I suppose. As morzh points out the 1270 (1216) model persisted across multiple years. I would like to know more about the marketing, engineering, and aesthetic design processes and decision making that occurred through the years.

I finished my Philco model 66 from 1935. Here is a close up of the dial all aglow...

Good morning, here's a picture of the dial on my Philco 47-1230 I finished restoring last month--listening to WJR.   Ken

Very nice, Ken, congratulations.

Hello BigRedDog,
what great looking set !
mike that 48-482 looks really nice .
Ken sounds like your set came out working well for you then .

Sincerely Richard

Hello everyone, here's the dial aglow on my Philco 38-10XF that I got back into restoring yesterday. I'm currently listening to WLW on it.   Ken

Enjoyed all the previous postings!!!  Here's my lineup....
Hope I don't get "Reported" for showing "non-Philcos"
1st...Philco 48-482
2nd...The Spice Chest Radio "spices not included"
3rd & 4th...Grebe AH-1

They all glow nice, Philcos or not.