[PTurney]

Hi,

I have a photo of the Philco 84B late model posted on my website:- http://www.tuberadioland.com/philco84b_late.html

A few months ago I received an e-mail from another collector who suggested that both the grille cloth and dial-face on my model were incorrect. He said that both items on my set were actually those of the early model 84B http://www.tuberadioland.com/philco84B-early.html

At the time I checked with the Radioattic archives http://radioatticarchives.com/radio.php?radio=7090 and on the Philcoradio.com Gallery http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1935c.htm#p and noted that the latter dial agrees with mine, but the former does not (the grille cloth on philcoradio.com's version is not a valid Philco cloth).

This past weekend I was at the Kutztown show and there were several 84Bs there, both early and late. Judging by what I saw, the late 84B appears to have come with either version of the dial. However I could form no concensus on the grille cloth, as the many sets appeared to have had their cloths replaced.

I'm looking for other inputs into this, as I've not seen the matter discussed previously. Perhaps the late 84B started off having the same cloth and dial as the early model, but transitioned to the updated style as production progressed?

Paul