[rocklandman]

    I did a buy out last week of an deceased radio repairer, Many items and boxes to go thru !
I came across this ! There appears to be enough for 6 more tombstone or Cathedral radios, was enough for maybe 8 but some was cut out.
There was an invoice from 1974 in with it?
What do you guys think?
Rock

[TimC]

Looks familiar

Save me one for my 570 clock. The stuff on it now looks like poop.

Nice!

[Ron Ramirez]

It's the correct pattern for 21, 70, 90, 71, 91, 19, older 89, and more...(not 20 though)...

But no one was reproducing grille cloth in 1974. That's the year I started collecting. As I recall, no one was reproducing anything yet at that time.

[Radioroslyn]

Back then nobody cared any old tablecloth would do.
Terry

[klondike98]

Nice find! Probably some other treasures in there as well

[PhilcoJohn]

Nice find let us know what else you come across thats interesting.

[Jake Blake]

This is my question, answered nicely! Can I get some of it for my late 89B from 1933?

[Phlogiston]

Here is a bit of blasphemy for you - Ron turn your head.

There were 3 patterns sold by GCH with that pattern. The only difference was color. They were Patterns 1. 2 and 24. Pattern 24 was described as a "weathered look" of pattern 2, but could be better described as a reddish brown version. This pattern was also used on some of the big, late 30s Zenith consoles.

If what you have is that pattern, I would be better to hold on to it intact, since these console take a larger piece. A GC similar to pattern 1 is being reproduced currently.

[klondike98]

Russ, who is GCH?....oh, probably GrilleCloth Headquarters?

[Phlogiston]

Sorry, yes it is.

By the way, I saved pictures of all of the old patterns, if they are ever needed.

[Ron Ramirez]

There were 3 patterns sold by GCH with that pattern.

Yes, I know that - I helped John develop many of those patterns, actually, by providing samples and critiquing the new products as they developed. (I didn't help with the 70/90 pattern, but I did help with some of the other Philco patterns he used to offer.)

If you're counting #24 (and I never did since it was not authentic), there were four variants, actually.

#1 (whiskey)
#2 (copper)
Unknown number (a combination of whiskey and copper)
#24 "weathered look"

[Phlogiston]

Agreed Ron, but I don't know what the 4th pattern was. Anyway the poorly colored pattern 24 is great for Zeniths, and if anybody comes by some of this nasty stuff, I would be happy to have it. It also was a perfect match for some 30s Crosleys and other makes.

[Ron Ramirez]

I looked at a couple different versions of John's old site last night via the Wayback Machine, and did not see the combination whiskey/copper variation. Maybe that variation was sold by Michael Katz instead of John Okolowicz? Anyway, I not only remember the cloth, I had some sets pass through my possession that had that cloth installed.

Some Philco 89s and a few other 1933 Philcos did use a factory copper version of that cloth, so it was good that John offered both.