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identifying age of philco radio
#1

I inherited a philco am clock radio. The model # is J772-124 and serial number is 98172. How can I find out the year of this radio, and ultimately what it may be worth (FMV)?

Thanks in advance.

RC
#2

Hi

The leading letter in the set's model number tells the model year of your Philco, which in this case is 1961 (J = 1961).

The following page explains in detail how to determine the model year of Philco sets made between 1937 and 1969:
http://www.philcoradio.com/age.htm

I'm afraid this particular model still has very little collector value (around $20 or less), so you won't be able to retire from the sale of this one.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN




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