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On these pages I have listed numerous photos of USA Philco home sets built from 1928 through the fifties. Nearly every prewar home model is shown in these pages, along with several postwar home models. More postwar Philco pictures will be added as time allows.

The pages are broken down by calendar year though 1934; model year from 1935 on. Philco did not observe "model years" until June 1934, which marked the introduction of their 1935 model lineup. Normally, Philco introduced a new radio line in June, followed by mid-season model changes seven months later in January. Sometimes, models were changed, added, or removed in months other than June or January; these changes, when major, are noted in the list below.

I have tried to use the best possible photographs available to me to represent each model. In many cases, however, I had no choice but to use Philco catalog illustrations. The quality of these illustrations ranges from very good to poor. I chose to colorize most of these to give an approximation of how the particular set looked. When using these illustrations for reference, please keep in mind that the colors may not be accurate in these illustrations.

I always welcome submissions of photographs for inclusion in the Philco Radio Gallery. If you can furnish a better photo of any PHilco than shown here, please contact me. Thank you!

Original selling prices and production figures for each model are based on figures given in Philco Furniture History, an in-house Philco document showing (almost) every Philco cabinet ever made.

Click on a link below to see the Philco radio lineup for that period, including thumbnails of each model.

If you are looking for a particular model, please try our Site Search feature.

NOTE: The information and photographs contained in these pages are for personal use only. Many of these photographs are the property of others (which are so noted herein, and are used with permission of the respective owners). The use of ANY of these photographs on other websites or by any other means, without the express written consent of Ron Ramirez or the owner of the credited photograph, is prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation.

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