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Philco 15 finished
Ron F
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11-19-2005, 02:51 PM
Finished with the 15, except for the decal. Thanks for the help! Always appreciated.

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Ron Ramirez
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11-19-2005, 03:05 PM
Beautiful! Great job.
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11-19-2005, 03:31 PM
As Ron said...beautiful radio!! Icon_surprised That one will certainly turn back the clocks!! Icon_wink
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11-19-2005, 08:37 PM
Very Nice!
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11-19-2005, 08:47 PM
Wow, very nice!
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11-19-2005, 09:11 PM
Very nice - great job!

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11-20-2005, 04:05 AM
Bill,
Fantastic job, what a radio !!! Looks great. I love those early 30's philco's. Is the radio done yet?
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