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#31

OOPS, forgot the TO's

8G005 (later one with the 117Z3)
G500
H500

John
Las Vegas, NV USA
#32

I just doubled the number of PHILCOs here yesterday-got a minty model 70 off Craig's list for $40. Photos soon in a separate thread.

Ron confirmed the ID for me and after reading about them in his book, I beat cheeks over to the guy's mobile home. Turns out he is moving and has had this since he was 16 and got it from his Aunt. I tried to talk him into keeping it for old times sake but he told me he was going in a different direction. It was such a good price I didn't even try to do an OBO.
#33

For Philco's I have:
40-135 (2)
40-155
40-170cs
97B
53-958 (2)
53-960
42-400

Gene
#34

Philcos:

PP45 model 90
Original model 84

Hammarlunds:

1934 Comet Pro
1936 SP-10
1937 SP-100
1938 HQ-120
1939 SP-200

Misc:

1931(?) Lyric highboy
1944 Scott RCH

73 W7TFO

Pacing the cage...
#35

Total: 7

Philcos:
40-190 (chassis needs restoration; currently have a 40-180 chassis onboard and functional)
46-1203

Silvertones:
6024 (1938 )
115 (1931)

Zenith:
4G903

Motorola:
65X11A

Unidentified: one (probably a General)
#36

115??? Icon_eek
#37

Yep, a Silvertone Model 115, from 1931. Photofinish cathedral.

So sayeth the metal tag on the chassis. Icon_smile
#38

I have been collecting since early June 2012 and here's the damage so far....


5 Philcos
39-117 (works good, needs re-cap, cabinet 85%, buttons and knobs 100%)
18X (works good, shadow meter inop, minor other stuff, cabinet fully restored, first "old" radio and first Philco)
39-40 (works, needs re-cap & other minor work, missing push buttons, cabinet 90%)
38-12 (inop, needs coil re-wound and ???, cabinet re-finished)
Model 90 Cathedral (cabinet restored ..chassis inop, in progress)
Additional sets as of 15 Apr 2013:
42-380 (just finished cabinet..chassis in work)
39-25 (inop)

Also the 39-12 has been completed - nice working little set.



Others
Coronado 6953 32v tombstone (re-capped and working, cabinet 80%)
Silvertone 4587 (bought fully restored)
Zenith G503 flip front (works good, needs 4 more caps, case fair to good)
GE model 114 (works, needs a re-cap, case perfect)
RCA 6-XD-5 (inop, just buzzes, case 90%, was given to me)
Also new as of 15 Apr 2013:
Zenith 8-S-432 (inop)
Zenith 6-D-030 (works .. needs re-cap)

I have settled on the pre-war wooden sets, mainly Philcos, as my area of collecting. The plastic ones just don't do it for me. I'll probably have to get at least one Zenith console.
#39

Lets see As Philco goes I have a Tombstone 16B, a 38-116, a 38-2,37-10, 37-610 tombstone. As RCA goes a 816K, 9K2,812K,810K1,110K,214,812K, C11-1..Zenith 7s363,12s265,8s154,11s474 Thats just off the top of my head........will have to take another inventory
#40

41-300

My first adventure into classic radios. I am welcome to any insight via private messages that you can provide regarding this model. Thanks.
#41

14 Phils for me, all of which play except for one which I am waiting on Ron to see if he has an osc. coil for me.

16B
37-84
38-1 (working on the cabinet now)
38-12 (not playing****above)
40-135
41-280
42-22CL
48-225
48-460
50-920
52-541
90 (cathedral)
790-124
PT-6
But home to 33 Zeniths--the oldest (1924) VIII
#42

Thanks for the reminder, Art! After Kutztown, well...I knew I needed to check on a coil for someone, but couldn't remember who...I can do that this weekend and get back to you. I have two junk 38-12 chassis, so hopefully one of them will have a good oscillator coil.

So you have a Brand Z Super VIII, also! What, if anything, did you do about the tuning condenser flywheels that always seem to warp on these? Mine are no different...warped...interested in solutions...

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#43

Ron,
Two of the three wheels were so bad they were past repair. I am LUCKY to have a good buddy (we were neighbors for 12+ years) who has a metal lathe (still lives within 3 blocks from me). He MADE ME two new ones out of aluminum that were simply superb. They are the 2 on the right in this photo.
Art[/b]


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#44

Hi guys........ my Philcos are a 37-610 tombstone, a 38-116 console and a 16B an early one from 1934. All are working and the cabinets have been redone.
#45

I got 5 Philco's, my oldest being the neutrodyne plus model 86 and a TRF model 76 in the deluxe cabinet from 1929. My favorite out of those five would be the 15x, still need to restored all, and working on one right now. I have 2 RCA's, a 1929 RE-45 and a 331, both are nice, but nothing beats those Philco Chassis, they sure were built well.

Jon




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