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Philco Model 52GC
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OK I'm still looking to find a picture of the pattern and a source for the correct grill cloth but that didn't stop me from putting it back together.  It's running great, and the original clock is working after a good cleaning and a small repair.  Very happy with this restore.   Anyone with additional info other that what we have in the Gallery and the Library would be of great help.

Thanks

Sam


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Philco's 
86 Low Boy     71B      42-321T
90 High Boy    52B      46-1203
95 High Boy    118B     48-214     
112X Console     60B       48-206
118X Console     84B       49-506
41-608P Console   610B   76 High Boy
41-265 Console   37-89B   370LZ
52GC                38-35B
20 Baby Grand   38-10T
70 Baby Grand   41-221CI

#2

Oh, the mystery that was Philco sometimes...

They seemed to use one-off cloth for some models, while keeping the cloth uniform for others in the same model year. But I guess that is production line ways.

I can't help with the grille cloth pattern. My 570 had the cloth replaced by the previous owner. I've decided to install a variant of the 70/90 cloth that was made 20-odd years ago that I've had kicking around, as it looks nice.
#3

Looking good Sam. Early clock radio.

When I'm in that situation I find a grille cloth that looks good but keep looking for something closer to original. Most times it's not too hard to switch to the new one.




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