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Philco 50 (early) survivor
TA Forbes
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02-18-2014, 12:21 PM
Found yesterday in Winston Salem, NC.
Cabinet good shape, needs grillecloth.
Chassis virtually no rust, still has both copper mershons and ALL Philco globe tubes!!
Besides a good cleaning and grillecloth replacement, I am not sure if I want to do anything else to this survivor!!

   

   

   
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02-18-2014, 12:28 PM
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02-18-2014, 12:31 PM
Done good.

Wow.
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02-18-2014, 12:33 PM
Thanks, Guys! Oh yes, and it cost 100.00 !!!Icon_thumbup
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02-18-2014, 01:14 PM
Well worth it Tom, and the cabinet looks good.

Chassis cleans up easy if no rust present, so I do not even consider it a chore.
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02-18-2014, 01:16 PM
Outstanding find!!!! Don't see them in that shape out in the wild very often. Icon_thumbupIcon_thumbupIcon_thumbup
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02-18-2014, 01:18 PM
I know what I will do.
I will restore another 70, patch the middle hole, put the On/Of trigger switch in the back and declare it a 50. Icon_lol
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02-18-2014, 05:04 PM
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02-18-2014, 05:17 PM
What year by chance?
Cossor 3468
GE 417A
Philco 118H
Radiola 17/100
Scott 800B6
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02-18-2014, 05:25 PM
Should be 1931.

They used 70 cabinet and drilled the front panel for 50 shaft pattern.
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02-18-2014, 05:58 PM
Ah, very nice! I have a model 50 in the later cabinet style. Paid about the same for it.
No matter where you go, there you are.
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02-18-2014, 06:23 PM
50 is the one with the transformer underneath the chassis, right? Or which one was it?
That was a dumb idea though.....
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02-18-2014, 08:55 PM
Great condition! Good luck with it.
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02-19-2014, 12:02 AM
Yes, power xfrmr is under the chassis.
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02-19-2014, 12:12 AM
Dumb. That's just dumb. Like the transformer runs so cool that being in enclosed tight space will benefit it greatly and at the same time the rest of the under-chassis denizens.
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