Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - Printable Version

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Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - rogeld406 - 01-10-2026

I just acquired a Philco model 20 console lowboy from 1930.  The grill cloth is shot but I have a small piece of it.  I can't find anything that looks like it on the grill cloth sites.  Does anyone know what the original looked like?  I am attaching a picture of what I pulled off of the radio.

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - morzh - 01-10-2026

https://www.radiogrillecloth.com/

Philco 20 recommended #26.

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - rogeld406 - 01-11-2026

I was hoping to find the original but that will have to work!

Thanks a lot!

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - morzh - 01-11-2026

There is no original short of someone having parted out a cabinet with good cloth.

This is the recommended sub pattern. There are others from other vendors but they are all very similar.

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - rogeld406 - 01-11-2026

Thanks, I understand that so I will be ordering the #26

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - morzh - 01-11-2026

FOrgot. I missed the fact yours is a console not the Baby Grand.

https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1931a/#Baby_Grand_Console_Model_20

This is my 20 console, and I replaced the cloth.
The very first ever radio I restored.

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - Radioroslyn - 01-11-2026

Here's a pic of mine for what it's worth.

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - Arran - 01-11-2026

That's a nice little console, I think they used to market those as "Consolettes". I have a G.E S-42A that is of s similar format, and a Deforest Crosley "Voyager", which is a few years newer, but is still a small console. Contrary to what that German guy in Chilliwack thinks, there is no evidence that these small consoles were marketed with children's use in mind, that would have bee a very limited market indeed.
Regards
Arran

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RE: Philco 20 Lowboy grill cloth - morzh - 01-11-2026

I think they put it out next year after the Baby Grand version of the 20.
Two versions of the front grill: this and the one I have.

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