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PHILCO PHORUM
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Philco
for 1932 (introduced Fall 1932)
ALL JUNE 1932 MODELS
REMAINED IN THE PHILCO LINEUP, EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: 36L, 43X.
| MODEL 36L
This new lowboy cabinet for the
battery-operated Model 36 was very similar to the June 1932
Model 52L.
Original selling price: $69.95
Number made: 300 |
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MODEL 37C
One of two new battery-operated
Philcos for fall 1932. This set, while similar to Model 52C,
featured a unique grille.
Original selling price & number made
not available
Photo credit: M.J. Brewer/Bitznpizs
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MODEL 37L
The other new battery set which,
like the 37C, used a five-tube chassis.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 13,196 (NOTE: Figure includes Model 48L as well as
June 1932 Model 52L) |
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MODEL 43X
The new 43X was now in a cabinet
which was very similar to Model 15X.
Original selling price: $100
Number made: 100 |
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MODEL 48B
Model 48, a 110 volt DC version of
Model 52, made its debut in the Fall of 1932. It was available
as a Baby Grand, a compact table model, or as a lowboy (see
below).
Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 28,420 (NOTE: Figure includes production of June
1932 Model 52B) |
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MODEL 48C
A compact version of Model 48, made
to run on direct current only.
Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 6,200 (NOTE: Figure includes production of June
1932 Model 52C) |
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MODEL 48L
This lowboy, which was outwardly
identical to Models 37L & 52L, was designed for use on 110 volts
D.C. (direct current) only.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 13,196 (NOTE: Figure includes Model 37L as well as
June 1932 Model 52L) |
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MODEL 71X
A new "Inclined Sounding Board"
model, the 71X is identical in outward appearance to Model 91X.
Original selling price: $80
Number made: 7,000
Photo credit: Willeezwarez |
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MODEL 80B
A new "price leader" set, this
little four-tube regenerative superheterodyne does not work as
well as its larger cousins.
This radio was intended to get
people into the showrooms, where it was the job of the salesmen
to sell a customer "up" to a higher-priced model. As 1932 was
the worst year of the depression, however, the strategy
backfired on Philco - and Model 80B became a runaway success.
Original selling price: $18.75
Number made: 196,175 (NOTE: Figure includes production of
January 1933 Model 81B)
Photo credit: Ryan Meldahl |
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MODEL 80C
The compact table model version of
the Model 80. The cabinets look somewhat rough, almost
"homemade" in appearance.
Original selling price & number
made: Not available |
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MODEL 80P
Philco's first portable radio
featured black leatherette covering and a carrying handle.
However, like all other versions of Model 80, it required 110
volts, 60 cycle AC to operate.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 1,490
Photo credit: Miles Hamilton |
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MODEL 80 COLONIAL CLOCK
Take a Model 551 Colonial Clock
cabinet, add two pieces of wood on the front panel to hide the
shaft holes, drill two new holes, build a wood platform in back,
and VOILA - you have a Model 80 Colonial Clock.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 8,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January
1932 Model 551 as well as June 1932 Model 52 Colonial Clock) |
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