Milton Hershey was a Philco ownner
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Something I thought was interesting:
I have been at the Hershey lodge for a meeting the last two days. In the hotel they have the Hershey channel and the history of Hershey is told like a Ken Burns documentary.
One of the pics of Milton is of him in his office. Just to the left of him is a 38-690 in the background. We have something in common!
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I will have to google Milton. I met my wife at UCLA and she was staying in a woman's "dorm". A classic older building on campus and known as Milton Hershey Hall.
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He was a philanthropic individual and established a school for orphans which is now dedicated to at risk children.
It's near the property where the chocolate factory is. I was surprised to see the radio so prominently in the photo.
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Would be interested to look at the photo: it is certainly not on the web, or not easily found by search.
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Someone may have a better pic but I think the photo on this page (scroll down a bit) is the one :
http://blog.hersheyarchives.org/2014/11/...uest-show/
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Well....this is not at all a 38-690. It is a 37-116.
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Right. 37-116X De Luxe to be exact.
Now, there was a man who could have easily afforded a Scott or McMurdo Silver...yet he chose Philco. Interesting.
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(05-25-2017, 05:24 PM)Ron Ramirez Wrote: Right. 37-116X De Luxe to be exact.
Now, there was a man who could have easily afforded a Scott or McMurdo Silver...yet he chose Philco. Interesting.
And not even the top model of the year. Though 37-116 is a great radio and sound incredible, and band-wise it is the same as the 690.
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Could be Steve saw a different picture that had a 38-690, the one I linked to was simply one I found on the net. He was certainly rich enough to have several radios...
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That's the picture I saw. The photo on TV was grainy and for a few seconds. It's definitely a 37-116. Good call. He still seems to like Philco's like us!
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He's a Pennsylvania man! Buy local, support your economy 
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