[Ron Ramirez]

Well, I went to Kutztown having made two radio deals with two different gentlemen prior to the meet. One was to trade my AK 90 cathedral for a Philco 200X; the other was to buy two Tropics and two UK Philco models.

At the meet, I also made a big - and unexpected - score, but more on that later.

Here's the 200X with 201 chassis.

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Good thing I bought some of that "overpriced" cloth Phlogiston was referring to - this set will use a lot of it!

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Note the tube layout sticker inside the cabinet indicating this is a Model 201:

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And see how that sticker was placed over an older sticker indicating it was built for a 200X:

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So...it is my opinion that Philco had a few leftover 200X cabinets once production began on the 201, and they were stuck into 200X cabinets, sent out the door and sold that way.

John seemed very happy to get the AK, and I hope he enjoys it. By the way, John, known as "rocklandman," is a great guy and I enjoyed talking with him.

I am very happy indeed to acquire this 200/201. Thanks, John!

More to come...

[Ron Ramirez]

I had another deal to buy four radios from another fellow - two Tropics and two UK-made Philcos.

The 39-770 is freakin' huge! 23-3/8" x 12-3/8" x 18-1/8" LWH.

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The 39-770 chassis is about the same size as a typical American Philco 1939-42 console with thumbwheel controls.

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Although Tropic sets were built primarily for export, this one appears to have been sold in New York and remained in the area until now - notice the sticker on the back of the chassis, which is for a radio repair shop in the Bronx and dated 1942.

[Ron Ramirez]

Here is a 42-720, one of the last Philcos made before they switched to war work for the Government during World War II.

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This is actually a rather small, compact set.

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Now the UK models:

First, a 1946 model A-535.

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Next, a late 1950s model 135:

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A long, low table model set with multiple bands like a Tropic, and with a tuning indicator tube!

[Ron Ramirez]

Now, looking through the many, many radios at the show, I saw several things I liked, but I kept talking myself out of them. One of the best things I saw on Friday morning was an AK 10 breadboard, with a set of (dud) brass base, tip-top UV201 tubes and an AK horn speaker - $1000, and worth it, I thought. It wasn't there Saturday morning.

I did buy a Rider Chanalyst, the early Service Instruments version, not the later RCA version. It came with the manual and test prods.

And while in my hotel room, perusing the craigslist ads, I found a Philco 37-670 console, cheap. I bought it, removed the chassis, speaker, knobs and escutcheon, and donated the cabinet which helped provide the Friday evening entertainment. (Yes, the flame, the roast, the bonfire.)

Debbie picked up another Arvin for her collection.

I'll post pictures of those later.

But what I consider my coolest "score" after the 200X and 39-770 was this 42-1015.

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I really didn't think we had room for this monster. I even called my friends Terry Layman and John (Eliot) to see if they wouldn't mind taking a few of my table model sets back, for me to pick up later. But as it turned out, Debbie and I were able to rearrange everything enough so that the 1015 fit inside the Excursion.

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You don't see the 39-770 cabinet in this photo - it rode home on top of a large cooler which is behind the front passenger seat.

And you also do not see the vintage end table we found in an antique mall in Columbus, Ohio on the way home - it rode home on top of the 200X which was adequately protected with blankets.

But back to the 42-1015:

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Having never seen one in person, I had always imagined it would be as large as a 41-616 or 42-1016, but it is smaller. Which is good - my 41-616 is a monster!

So, yes, we had a great time and made some good deals. Now, I am looking through my collection and deciding which radios will be the next to leave, to make room for these new acquisitions.

[Chuck Schwark]

...AND an original showroom hang tag, wow.

What kind of shape is the tennite on the BOL tone arm?

Good Karma

[Ron Ramirez]

No Tenite - no BOL tone arm - no BOL changer. That's the only bad point about this near-mint set; the original BOL changer is gone, replaced with what appears to be an early 1950s Philco changer that does not fit correctly.

I should offer my completely restored 1941 BOL changer in trade for a clean, restored 1942 changer to put in this set.

[Eliot Ness]

That's a beautiful '42 Ron, and it was great catching up with you and Debbie again! I was successful in not buying any radios, just a small novelty microphone. Well, I also bought a stupid tin wind-up toy in the heat-of-the-moment, but it was a China special and I sold it right before we packed up.

[Chuck Schwark]

Too bad about the changer.
Hope they didn't hack up the changer mounting board.

Now you have a new quest....

[Radioroslyn]

Hey Ron
I saw that 670 on CL about a week ago. Gave it some thought about going to get it before the meet but didn't.
Nice haul!!!
Lots of nice rubber wire!!
Have fun
Terry

[Ron Ramirez]

Nice fellow, the guy I bought the 37-670 from. He taught us the proper local pronunciation of the name Kutztown, which Debbie and I both sincerely appreciated learning.

[Chuck Schwark]

Yes, they use the original German pronunciation
on the first syllable.

:-)

[Phlogiston]

You need a bigger truck.

[Philco281989]

I cant quit drooling over that 200x, I gotta find me one of those sets, what a beautiful radio.

[w4rtc]

The color of envy on the 42-1015. Yea got some nice radios Ron
Joe

[Ron Ramirez]

Did anyone notice that of the 42-1015's six preset buttons, five of them (WFIL, WIP, WPEN, KYW, WCAU) are Philadelphia radio stations? All but WCAU are still in operation with the same call letters; WCAU is now WPHT.

The sixth, New York station WJZ, later became 77 WABC.