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Philco 60 restoration
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Yesterday, 09:23 AM
I recently finished restoring a 66 in the very same cabinet. Very nice sounding radio. Funny how just about every radio of that age has badly failing rubber wire on the tone switch. I wound up refinishing the cabinet of my radio.
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Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-08-2024, 05:49 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by RodB - 12-08-2024, 09:10 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-08-2024, 09:20 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by MrFixr55 - 12-09-2024, 02:41 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by Radioroslyn - 12-09-2024, 08:32 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-09-2024, 10:22 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-09-2024, 09:50 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-15-2024, 09:13 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by radiorich - 12-16-2024, 02:13 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-16-2024, 09:37 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 12-16-2024, 09:25 PM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by dconant - Yesterday, 09:23 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - Yesterday, 10:44 AM
RE: Philco 60 restoration - by morzh - 4 hours ago



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