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What radio do I have? 38-40 what?

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04-02-2010, 08:57 AM

jepstr67 Wrote:So I have a 38-40K. Why K?

I have a little information about the various letters Philco used to designate their cabinet styles here.

Quote:How does it differ from the 39-39? The cabinet seems the same, but the 38-39 is cheaper. The radio must be different.

I think you mean 38-39. The 38-39 was designed to operate from a 6 volt storage battery. The 38-40 was designed to operate either from a 6 volt storage battery or conventional 110 volt AC current. So a 38-40 could have been purchased by a farmer who did not have electricity yet, but anticipated getting it soon. (Many rural areas of the country did not have electric service available in the late 1930s.)

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What radio do I have? 38-40 what? - by jepstr67 - 03-30-2010, 04:12 PM

Re: What radio do I have? 38-40 what? - by Ron Ramirez - 03-30-2010, 09:28 PM

Re: What radio do I have? 38-40 what? - by jepstr67 - 03-31-2010, 10:00 PM

Re: What radio do I have? 38-40 what? - by gary rabbitt - 04-02-2010, 02:51 AM

Re: What radio do I have? 38-40 what? - by Ron Ramirez - 04-02-2010, 08:57 AM

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