12-27-2025, 02:40 AM
Joseph;
I'm surprised that the set is as new as that, I would have figured around 1938 given the mix of tubes, though I am not sure of the 6AC5. Apparently Brand Z liked that tube in some of their 1940 models, it's almost always paired up with a 6P5, though a 76 was considered a reasonable alternative. The speaker is a little retro as well, it looks like an older Jensen or Magnavox with that bell over the field coil. I guess it is another entry of the last gasp pre war sets, like the console and chairside models Philco made out of leftover MoPar and Ford car radios they had in stock.
Regards
Arran
I'm surprised that the set is as new as that, I would have figured around 1938 given the mix of tubes, though I am not sure of the 6AC5. Apparently Brand Z liked that tube in some of their 1940 models, it's almost always paired up with a 6P5, though a 76 was considered a reasonable alternative. The speaker is a little retro as well, it looks like an older Jensen or Magnavox with that bell over the field coil. I guess it is another entry of the last gasp pre war sets, like the console and chairside models Philco made out of leftover MoPar and Ford car radios they had in stock.
Regards
Arran
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