[keith49vj3]

Interesting, Is it documented where the cabinets were built?  Apparently, Radiobar did make their own cabinets http://www.mulhollandpress.com/styled-2/...index.html and even made a few of them for Philco as well.
Anyone know what the dimensions are for the Philco 40-507P?  I'm guessing that the bases are nearly interchangeable. Do other Radiobar models have cabinets that are similar to the Philco cabinets of the same year?
Keith

 Though no documentation has surfaced to support this, if they made cabinets for Philco then it would have been for the Western U.S market. It would not have made sense to manufacture radio cabinets in California and then to ship them to Philadelphia when there were several other cabinet companies in Pennsylvania they could have done the same job. I think that what may explain this is that Philco may have supplied plans for similar stock cabinets to Radiobar which they would then rework to accommodate their familiar  liquor cabinet designs.
  That being said I would not modify one of these Philco radio-phono combo units to make into a radiobar, if you look at their production numbers most seem to be somewhat rare. Of course if you ran into a beater where the record changer was missing, or the top thrashed, then it would not really harm anything, if the top off a Radiobar cabinet would fit dimension wise. However in either case the set would be a marriage between two different pieces and really not worth that much, unless you just want a Radiobar clone because you like to mix drinks.
Regards
Arran

I've got three Radiobars and I'm not interested in making a replica.  I am interested in learning more about the history of these radios.  If the cabinet bases were nearly identical that would be useful information for others if they need parts for a restoration.  I do think it's safe to say the Zephyr was likely designed by Edgar Haines.
Keith