[Nathan Slingerland]

Hi Kenneth!

Heh - 'tome'. It is getting to be that.  

Mine is still in process so I'll defer to the man himself (Ron) and his comments on the 112 (and electronically similar 111):

http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread...0#pid62940

Five words - You're going to love it.

In my opinion...the 111 and 112, along with the 1932 model 15 (which is essentially the same radio only with 6.3 volt tubes) are the very best AM-only radios Philco ever built. RF stage, two IF stages, and a "normal-maximum" switch for sensitivity. They are amazing performers. Actually, I think the 111 and 112 are both better than the 15. Again...my opinion. Anyway, there is a lot to like about these sets. Great performers.

The only drawback: They only tune as high as 1520 kc, and as low as 550, so you lose part of the modern AM band on both ends (mainly the high end). But as long as you don't have any AM stations you want to listen to at 540 kc or above 1520 or so, yep...you're going to love it.

Sounds like a good performing set.  

As for the price - from what I gather $200 is kind of steep outside of the West coast:
- http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=17825
- http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=17756

$200+ would be about going rate here on the West coast - although I've seen only one over the past several years (and it was poorly refinished). That's why I bought one from Willee - I'd been searching for a while for this model (one of my favorite Philco consoles) and he had one with a cabinet in great shape. I'm still happy with what I paid even though it was quite a bit more than $200 with shipping.