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