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Philco 38a in stunning matt mustard
kiwi_steve
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04-17-2016, 07:18 PM
So did I until a few weeks ago.  I have another NZ made battery set (1934/35 vintage) that I posted about recently which also has a PM speaker:

   

And if you have a look at the pic in the first post here, you can see the huge magnet in the 38a.  I guess it was to reduce the power requirements & conserve battery life.
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