Philco's most expensive radio

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12-22-2005, 11:17 PM

Here's Model 16CPX. I forgot to mention above that this was Philco's special "Century of Progress" model, demonstrated at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago.

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1933c.htm#g

And here's a 1935 Model 509X.

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1935b.htm#i

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