10-25-2009, 11:48 AM
Hi
Ditto to everything Gary said. He has given you excellent advice, as always.
No Philco cathedral or tombstone model made in the USA before 1939 ever had a back. The majority of Philco consoles did not have backs, either. The exceptions are the higher-end 1938 consoles. There are some smaller sets, such as the 54C, that did have backs. And most, if not all, of the Inclined Sounding Board models had backs over the speaker portion of the cabinet.
As Gary mentioned, all paper and electrolytic capacitors in your radio need to be replaced for safety and reliability.
Good luck and enjoy your set!
Ditto to everything Gary said. He has given you excellent advice, as always.
No Philco cathedral or tombstone model made in the USA before 1939 ever had a back. The majority of Philco consoles did not have backs, either. The exceptions are the higher-end 1938 consoles. There are some smaller sets, such as the 54C, that did have backs. And most, if not all, of the Inclined Sounding Board models had backs over the speaker portion of the cabinet.
As Gary mentioned, all paper and electrolytic capacitors in your radio need to be replaced for safety and reliability.
Good luck and enjoy your set!
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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