03-05-2013, 05:38 PM
Jontz is right - the metal "pegs" or whatever you wish to call them were there only for the special J-bolts to hook to as the set was transported from factory to dealer, and from dealer to the home of the original owner. Once at the home of the original purchaser, the J-bolts were to be removed and the set left to "float" on its rubber cushions, which are usually missing or disintegrated today.
The 1938 models had rubber cushions placed in the wooden blocks in back of the chassis so that the chassis rested against the rubber, not the wood. The rubber was intended to prevent microphonics.
It wasn't Philco's responsibility to have the chassis bolted down once the set had been purchased by the original owner - that was the set owner's problem if he or she wished to move it to another part of the house. Remember, this was a time when common sense and personal responsibility prevailed, unlike today when everyone is looking to sue somebody for the slightest provocation.
Let's leave it at that and not get into the political, OK?
The 1938 models had rubber cushions placed in the wooden blocks in back of the chassis so that the chassis rested against the rubber, not the wood. The rubber was intended to prevent microphonics.
It wasn't Philco's responsibility to have the chassis bolted down once the set had been purchased by the original owner - that was the set owner's problem if he or she wished to move it to another part of the house. Remember, this was a time when common sense and personal responsibility prevailed, unlike today when everyone is looking to sue somebody for the slightest provocation.
Let's leave it at that and not get into the political, OK?
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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