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Unidentified Philco Cabinet.
#1

Hi all,

In my tradition of finding unusual philcos every now and again, here is a cabinet a customer brought. I have a feeling its another manuf that was converted to a philco but I cant even find the front dial plate with its V shaped pattern in the Philco book. No tags or stamps inside the cabinet at all. I looked thru Stein and cant find the cabinet under another manufacturer there either.

Ideas??

Thanks

Keith
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#2

Hi Keith

No, this cabinet is not an original Philco factory issue. It may very well be an aftermarket cabinet made by a third party manufacturer, but it did not come from the Philco factory.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#3

I agree, it's not a Philco cabinet, I'm not sure what it was originally but that panel and escutcheon is from a 1934-35 vintage set (probably from a Philco MX type cabinet) while the cabinet is from between 1930-33 vintage. For some reason it reminds me of a Stromberg Carlson from that era but I don't think that it is.
Regards
Arran
#4

Thanks, That confirms what I thought,... and ya know, I thought Stromberg Carlson too!
Its a mystery cabinet... a nice one, but collector value with the Philco stuff in it is nil. (and the Philco stuff is missing anyway)

Thanks

Keith




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