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This is great! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to share their radio collections. I got the radio bug in about 1981, when I was given my great-grandparent's Coronado console radio that sat in the living room of their home since the 1940's. I also have my grandparent's 1942 Zenith (table model) that they bought new, plus a 1938 Silvertone console with the original guarantee tag from Sears Roebuck that was hanging in the back of the set (it's now hanging from one of the knobs in the front for display). It has written in fountain pen the purchase date of 9/10/38 on it. My Philco collecting bug stems from collecting Bing Crosby music and memorabilia. As many of you may know, his radio series from 1946-49 was sponsored by Philco and called "Philco Radio Time". He helped make Philco's post-war years among their most successful (not to mention helping to sell a mother load of model 1201's, the most heavily advertised set on the show!) Here's a link to details about the series: http://www.stevenlewis.info/crosby/philco46.htm
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Philco model 40-100
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Marion;
By "newer style" carbon resistors do you mean the molded type with coloured bands rather then the BE...Arran — 01:00 AM |
Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
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hello jrblasde ,
your radio sounds great well done !!
I bought like 20 years ago a Philco 610b that someone had painte...radiorich — 11:50 PM |
Philco model 40-100
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Arran,
I just can't tell if the volume control has been replaced. The control has a brass shaft with one half flat for ...mhamby — 11:08 PM |
Philco model 40-100
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You may be able to make the part out of wood. The particular vendor has a habit of disassembling radios and selling the...MrFixr55 — 10:09 PM |
Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
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Used to get to Bentonville when I worked for a Walmart vendor....nice and sleepy back then. PaulPaul Philco322 — 09:49 PM |
Philco Model 249 made in England
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Did Garrard produce stand-alone turntables? The reason I ask is, when I was a kid my grandfather gave me a KLH Model 20 ...jrblasde — 09:37 PM |
Philco Model 249 made in England
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Neat looking set, definitely Euro- style. I am guessing that this is solidstate due to the vent holes (or lack thereof,...MrFixr55 — 09:32 PM |
Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
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Haha, thank you sir! I’ve been eyeballing a 47-1230 console for sale over north of Bentonville, Arkansas for a while. Pr...jrblasde — 09:18 PM |
Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
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@ Joseph, get off the porch and run with the dogs. You fixed one, grab another. @ Morzh, I think that we are the same ...MrFixr55 — 08:59 PM |
Philco Model 249 made in England
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Wow! Now that is something! I’ve never seen a Philco like that, but it’s pretty mid-century.jrblasde — 06:40 PM |
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