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My 38-690: Answer to Ron's Question
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Thank you, Brenda, for the info.

Amazing. Now I wonder why Philco put a "Ten Millionth Philco" tag on a 38-690?

For those of you who do not know, Philco's 10 millionth radio built was a 38-116XX. To commemorate the occasion, for a limited time Philco produced 38-116 sets with brass tags under the band switch which read:

EXACT REPLICA OF
The Ten Millionth Philco
BUILT ESPECIALLY FOR
(original owner's name)

There was also a brochure issued by Philco about its Ten Millionth model. I have a copy of one around here someplace.

I wonder if Philco got the idea of adding owner's names from McMurdo Silver? I'm not currently aware of any other manufacturer who engraved the names of the original owners on a special tag on their sets.

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Ron Ramirez
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RE: My 38-690: Answer to Ron's Question - by Ron Ramirez - 03-01-2013, 05:04 PM



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