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Post subject: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model  Posted: Feb Fri 02, 2018 9:03 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Fri 02, 2018 11:20 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sat 03, 2018 1:08 am |
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Another Philco to use the RCA Victor "Inertia" tone arm.
The reason for its strange looks, is there are weights in those "wings" to counteract any axial twisting of the tone arm. This helps with bass response.
There is a weight in the back end to counterbalance the weight on the record.
How much benefit this provided, I'm not sure.
-Steve
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sat 03, 2018 1:27 am |
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sat 03, 2018 1:52 am |
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Yes, oldfisher, welcome to the Antique Radio Forums!  Not sure what happened, Greg, but your link goes to a 37-116. Here is the link I found. http://www.nostalgiaair.org/pagesbymode ... 013209.pdf-Steve
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sat 03, 2018 2:20 am |
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Senior moment on both counts ...   Greg.
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sun 04, 2018 9:53 am |
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Oddly, Philco did not go big on Radio-phono combos before 1941, then they sold them like hotcakes, mostly the 41-608 and 42-1001, 42-1006, 42-1008 and 42-1010. Those were mostly the "Beam of Light" changers which are a PAIN to restore today due to the dead photocells and bad rubber.
Their post-war 46-1209 or 46-1213, I think it was, is usually found with a good rubber idler.
There was a 38-9PX at our Winter show last Saturday that went VERY cheap...and its a VERY rare unit too. Was in nice shape but for a badly refinished lid. Simple cabinet but very pretty veneer.
Mark Oppat
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Post subject: Re: Help in identifying Phico radio, phonograph model Posted: Feb Sun 04, 2018 12:22 pm |
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Through much of the 1930s, very few manufacturers built radio/phonographs of any quantity. The Great Depression really squelched record sales which took to about 1938 to begin to recover. Most manufacturers at least had one radio/phonograph in their lineup but they were a tough sell…
RCA-Victor of course was the manufacturer making the most radio/phonographs through the 1930s.
It was much easier to sell a radio/phonograph combination across the pond!
-Steve
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