07-11-2018, 07:56 PM
After reading many posts I can see that this is the place for Philco Phanatics. Hopefully you can work with my basic of situation.
I recently restored my long-deceased grandparents Philco cabinet radio (Grandma passed in 1968 and the radio sat in a dry attic until it was pulled out in 2012).
I believe I have a model 144H. The sticker inside the cabinet says Philco Models 44, 504, & 144. The chassis has no identifying sticker or place but there is a stenciled 38 1222.
I’m quite content with how it looks, and (at the risk of offending you Phans), I am actually content with just having a piece of nice furniture from my grandparents. Maybe just wire up the speaker to a phono-jack and plug in my iPad.
But I’m pretty good at tinkering, including wiring, soldering, and general small tool work. So...what’s the chance of getting this long-dead puppy working? And what can I expect if it were to become functional? Is it only an AM radio? Are the other “channels” operational?
I recently restored my long-deceased grandparents Philco cabinet radio (Grandma passed in 1968 and the radio sat in a dry attic until it was pulled out in 2012).
I believe I have a model 144H. The sticker inside the cabinet says Philco Models 44, 504, & 144. The chassis has no identifying sticker or place but there is a stenciled 38 1222.
I’m quite content with how it looks, and (at the risk of offending you Phans), I am actually content with just having a piece of nice furniture from my grandparents. Maybe just wire up the speaker to a phono-jack and plug in my iPad.
But I’m pretty good at tinkering, including wiring, soldering, and general small tool work. So...what’s the chance of getting this long-dead puppy working? And what can I expect if it were to become functional? Is it only an AM radio? Are the other “channels” operational?
