[vinyl master]

Hello there, everyone...Maybe you can help me...

I was at a recent antique fair looking for records and old radios...Well, I happened on this little beauty for $10...

https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_fo...e_id=38793

It was $20, but because it does not have a power cord and the dial looks a little distressed, I reminded the vendor selling it that it would be a project and he agreed to sell it to me for $10...Anyway, I have a good friend who is a vintage radio repair specialist (fixed an RCA Victor 9-X-561 radio for me to go with my 9-JY turntable) who says this one is a Philco Transitone...Two things I would like to know...How hard would it be to get the dial looking like new and 2. What model is this one exactly? I have seen the 46-250 and 48-250 models, but the knobs look different...It almost looks like the original knobs were replaced by ones from an older model, or is this a different model Transitone entirely? There are so many variations on the Transitones, including the "Flying Wedge" versions...If anyone can offer up any more info or clues, let me know, and thanks again!

Tony

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[PhilcoPhan1936]

Check Radio Daze to see if they have the reproduction dial for this model. You can also check Radio Museum or Radio Attic Archives for a pic of your model, and compare to see if yours has the correct knobs. Ron would probably know if the knobs are correct.

Radio Daze:
http://www.radiodaze.com/category/600.aspx

RadioMuseum:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/

Radio Attic Archives:
http://www.radioatticarchives.com/

[Ron Ramirez]

...or just check the Gallery we have here?

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery2/

Our own Nathan S. just completely rebuilt this Gallery and it has a wonderful new look...and is even mobile-friendly...the others are not.

[morzh]

No the knobs likely are not correct. This model (both models listed) have cylindrical knobs. These knobs would be right for, say, PT25 Transitone.

The radio is fairly simple to restore (have done that one about 3 years ago), just watch for rubber wiring, that crumbles in maybe one or two places. One drawback - these are crowded underneath and soldering is a bit inconvenient, but nothing "out of h**ll". Takes maybe a couple of days if not done full-time.

[PhilcoPhan1936]

...or just check the Gallery we have here?

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery2/

Our own Nathan S. just completely rebuilt this Gallery and it has a wonderful new look...and is even mobile-friendly...the others are not.

Ron,
*insert facepalm icon here*. It was early morning when I responded, and the Gallery completely slipped by me.

[vinyl master]

So, my radio buddy has offered to take a look at it for me, but I still had a question...I've noticed that the models PT-2, 42-PT2, PT-10, 42-PT10, 46-250 and 48-250 all look very similar, and possibly the same chassis was used for these different models...There is nothing to indicate a model number on the inside of my radio and it looks like someone put a wooden back on this radio...Not sure if it's original, either...The knobs look like ones I have seen on earlier Philcos, so they may be from another set entirely...My question is this...With all those model numbers using the same chassis, how does one tell them apart? Is there a way to know which is which?

[Arran]

The pre war versions all have rubber/gutta percha covered wiring. You have two options with the dial, short of reproducing one yourself, (A) Buy one from Radiodaze (B) Find a junker set like yours with a broken cabinet but a good dial, which is also a way to find replacement knobs.
Regards
Arran