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Philco 37-60 or 38-89B?
#1

I got an old Philco from my father and I thought it's a Tombstone 37-60, but the dial area is different. Run across other pictures that suggest it's a 38-89B.  The inside cabinet label says 37-60.  Schematic for 37-60 looks somewhat correct.   It's in nice shape, just ordered a bunch of capacitors and resistors for it.  Can anyone confirm the model? Posted pictures of it and a library photo of 38-89.


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#2

It's a late version 37-60B -

https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1937b/#Model_37-60B

- although it oddly uses the larger escutcheon of the 1938 version (38-60B). The reason could be that this is a transition model, one of the last 1937 models to come off the assembly line, or else Philco switched to the larger escutcheon during production of the second version 37-60B (more likely).

Philco did not always document changes, which causes head scratching, arguments, etc. among collectors these days.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#3

Thanks a bunch.. I was getting REAL worried since I just ordered a bunch of resistors and capacitors for the 37-60. Just now I was going over the schematic for the 38-89 and comparing it to pictures underneath mine. Totally different. The radio was always at my father's house since the 50s. I slept next to it. It stayed in a closet since the early 70s. House was air conditioned. Color is good on the wires. I bought a cheap front panel to practice finishing. Finding that non acetone nail polish remover OR brake cleaner smooths out the alligator flaking without removing the decal (another post). Thanks again..
#4

The 38-89 uses six tubes; the 37 and 38-60, five.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN




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