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Philco 37-89 or 38-89 Tombstone??
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This cabinet style was released by Philco in January 1937 (mid-season) and continued into the 1938 model year.

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1937b.htm#r

A good photo of your set, once you're finished with it, would be most appreciated to replace the awful illustration I am currently using. You'll see when you click on the link above.

As to the lack of a PHILCO decal...interesting...your cabinet's front panel has the stripes, but does not have the faux woodgrain. It should have faux burl in the dark areas of the front panel and faux horizontal walnut grain in the light areas. It looks as if it was stripped and redone many years ago, with only stripes and toning put back in place of the original photofinish. A passable way to deal with a stripped cabinet of this type, and it works OK on this model, but would not look right at all on the earlier cathedral cabinets.

Compare your set to the late version 37-60B:
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1937b.htm#j

and a 38-89B:
http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1938a.htm#au

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


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Philco 37-89 or 38-89 Tombstone?? - by Skip - 10-22-2012, 09:12 PM
RE: Philco 37-89 or 38-89 Tombstone?? - by Ron Ramirez - 10-23-2012, 04:39 AM
RE: Philco 37-89 or 38-89 Tombstone?? - by Skip - 10-23-2012, 06:48 AM



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