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Another Philco oddity?

Ron Ramirez
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12-29-2007, 11:01 PM

I've seen some of those rubber stamped dates under Philco cabinets that could not possibly have matched the year of manufacture, such as yours. It is my belief that late in 1931, Philco may have ceased putting the calendar year on the stamp and began to use an inspection code instead?

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Another Philco oddity? - by Keith Park - 12-27-2007, 09:33 PM

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