[Ron Ramirez]

Yup, the center switch is the switch that goes with the Philco Three Purpose Aerial System, which was Philco's early attempt at an all-wave outdoor dipole antenna. So, my previous comments on that still apply.

Only certain high-end Philco consoles made prior to WWII had backs on them, and with the exception of high-end 1938 models, these only covered the speaker compartment. The backs mysteriously disappeared after 1935 - I can't recall at the moment any 1936 Philco consoles with backs, and it is known that no high-end 1937 Philcos had backs - but they returned in the 1938 season only to disappear again after the '38 season.