[Ron Ramirez]

Of course they did.

Philco did a lot of advertising in national magazines and local newspapers. You just have to keep looking for the magazine ad you want.

With lots of people out there tearing up old magazines to harvest the ads from them, you will probably find a 47-1230 ad eventually.

Now if you are referring to owner's manuals, those were often tossed by the original owner, or were eventually lost.