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Philco clock radio
#1

Hello everyone,
Since I purchased a restored 1942 Philco last month, I've been trying to unearth information on clock radios from the 40s. My unit is Model 42-22-CL. I quickly discovered this model is "only" a radio with a clock. There are no mechanisms to automate the clock to set off alarms, etc. I'd be interested in hearing information from anyone knowledgeable about clock radios from the 1940s. Thanks very much!
#2

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I don't have any particular knowledge of 1940's clock radios but I do know that Philco had a clock timer that would turn a radio on or off in 1938. You can see my thread on the one I have at https://www.philcoradio.com/phorum/showt...?tid=13358 It was a separate unit from the radio. There is an article on a DIY "clock" radio from Popular Mechanics in 1940 found on OneTubeRadio.com.

There is just a bit of info in the Philco Gallery about your model if you have not yet seen it. https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1942a/#Model_42-22CL
#3

It's a great looking clock/radio regardless! Take care and BE HEALTHY! Gary

"Don't pity the dead, pity the living, above all, those living without love."
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Gary - Westland Michigan
#4

One other thought, the clock mechanism in the radio timer I restored was a Telechron if I remember correctly. I suspect many of the clocks put into radios at that time might have been Telechron. Here's a website with some info: https://telechron.net/main.htm
#5

My very limited experience with clock radios being GE, RCA, TRAVLER all used a Telechron clock the sets were AA5 or AA6.
#6

The 1940, 1941, and 1942 Philco models which had clocks used Sessions movements.

The first Philco radio to include an alarm clock was model 50-527, a 1950 model. Philco may have been using Telechron movements by this time, since the 50-527 clock looks like the same basic clock (other than the clock face) used by other radio manufacturers.

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Ron Ramirez
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