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Philco 37-610 in a 38-9 cabinet
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Yup, that chassis does look like a 37-610.

The cabinet is another story. I found that my 1938 (June 1937) page had two errors. When I built this page, I was going by the 1938 Philco dealer catalog for the 38-623K, 38-624K, 37-630K & 38-2630K. These illustrations in the 1938 dealer catalog were incorrect.

According to Philco Furniture History, the 1938 "K" cabinets were all the same - so the 38-9K, 38-23K, 38-38K, 38-39K, 38-40K, 38-89K, 38-620K, 38-623K, 38-624K & 38-630K all used the same basic cabinet. Knob shaft holes differed for some models, but the cabinet was basically the same.

Now for your set, Doug. Right now, I believe it is a 37-610 chassis stuck into a 38-623K or 38-624K cabinet. It would fit these perfectly, as it would the 38-630K or 38-2630K cabinets. However, since the 38-630 and 38-2630 sets use shadowmeters, and there is no shadowmeter hole in your set's escutcheon, that eliminates the latter two cabinets. My question to you is this: Are there any sort of model number stickers inside the cabinet itself?

Although both Furniture History and the 1938 Philco dealer catalog state there was a 38-610J that used the same cabinet as the previous year's 37-610J, I can't help but wonder if there is a possibility that a few 38-610 sets were assembled in the "K" cabinet? Given what we have seen this year alone in Phactory Phranken-Philco sets, it is possible, after all.

Oh, and I have corrected the page in my site's Gallery.
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1938a.htm

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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Re: Philco cabinet and chassis model? - by Ron Ramirez - 11-25-2011, 10:00 PM
Re: Philco cabinet and chassis model? - by Arran - 12-05-2011, 03:27 AM



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