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48-485 - rfeenstra - 11-22-2019

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

RE: 48-485 - Ron Ramirez - 11-22-2019

My opinion: Meh... Icon_thumbdown

RE: 48-485 - rfeenstra - 11-22-2019

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

RE: 48-485 - Ron Ramirez - 11-22-2019

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

RE: 48-485 - Radioroslyn - 11-22-2019

For those of use following at home this is the set in question:  https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1948b/#Model_48-485
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RE: 48-485 - GarySP - 11-22-2019

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

RE: 48-485 - Ron Ramirez - 11-22-2019

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...

RE: 48-485 - rfeenstra - 11-22-2019

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

RE: 48-485 - mikethedruid - 11-23-2019

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.