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What Philco? Franken?
11-08-2017, 05:39 PM
Is this a real Philco or a Phranken Transitone?
No other pics yet. he said the chassis looks like a PT-25 
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11-08-2017, 06:44 PM
You gotta quit hanging around over there [Image: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smi..._smile.gif]
Best guess is that it's a CA model or a homemade cab. As for the model it doesn't matter much all of those Transitones are pretty much the same, exception being the Philco /Simplex model(s). When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry 
11-08-2017, 06:49 PM
...actually many of the Simplex/Philco Transitones are the same.
That is not a factory Philco cabinet. Simplex? No idea but I doubt it. Could be a third party cabinet, or even an exceptionally well done homemade cabinet. Maybe this was originally in a Bakelite cabinet and the original owner broke the original cabinet and did this (or had it done)? -- Ron Ramirez Ferdinand IN
11-08-2017, 07:30 PM
It resembled the late 30's philco grills so I thought there might be a chance at it being correct.
 It is my other past time Terry
Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
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11-08-2017, 07:47 PM
The Simplex I was thinking of is a trf set.
When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry 
11-19-2017, 11:12 AM
Poor cabinet. Doesn't look anything like Al Franken. You should be ashamed!
 Really, the cabinet is reminiscent of a Sparton. Joe
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11-20-2017, 03:05 AM
Are there any pictures of the back? I thought that I might ask as there are some Canadian Philcos that have different cabinets from the U.S models. The only other thing I can think of is that it might be a cabinet for a Motorola or some other brand that has a similar knob and dial layout.
Regards Arran
11-20-2017, 06:30 PM
The dial and knob spacing looks like the chassis could be a 39-652, PT-33, PT-25, PT-61, or a PT-39. The cabinet could be as Arran says, a Canadian version...?
Joe Matthew 16:26 "For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, yet lose his own soul?"
11-21-2017, 05:48 AM
I don't have any other pics sorry..
Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
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