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Another British Philco
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Here is the Philco 261 on my workbench.

[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/261...e5ff9d.jpg]

Did I mention that this set is huge? Icon_eek

Not only that, notice how the front panel is inclined. A sort of Inclined Sounding Board table model.

Now, a back view:

[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/261...93bce0.jpg]

It appears that this set once had a back, but it is now long gone.

And unlike the earlier 261 shown at Radiomuseum which has a cabinet nearly identical to the USA 37C:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philco_261.html

this 261 has a 10-1/2 inch H series speaker. The earlier 261 shown at Radiomuseum has an 8 inch speaker.

See the large paper on the right side of the cabinet? Here are a couple close-ups:

[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/261...ed334e.jpg]

[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/261...079815.jpg]

Sorry about the poor quality of the first of the two above; for some reason, my camera's flash would not go off. It did on the second one, so it is much clearer.

But anyway, you can see on the paper that the chassis and valves were made in the USA, and the cabinet was made in England.

More to come...

--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN


Messages In This Thread
Another British Philco - by Arran - 11-07-2012, 11:58 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 11-09-2012, 06:50 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Arran - 11-09-2012, 10:55 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 11-09-2012, 11:09 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Arran - 11-10-2012, 12:25 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 11-10-2012, 08:22 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by TA Forbes - 11-10-2012, 12:15 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 11-10-2012, 01:15 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by TA Forbes - 11-10-2012, 09:21 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Arran - 11-11-2012, 12:16 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 11-20-2012, 05:39 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by 7estatdef - 11-20-2012, 07:53 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by TA Forbes - 11-21-2012, 10:55 AM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 01-04-2013, 06:46 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 01-04-2013, 07:28 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Ron Ramirez - 01-04-2013, 07:41 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by wa2ise - 01-04-2013, 08:55 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Arran - 01-04-2013, 10:00 PM
RE: Another British Philco - by Arran - 01-04-2013, 10:14 PM



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