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Philcoradio.com < Gallery Index Philco for 1934 (introduced January 1934)
THE FOLLOWING MODELS REMAINED IN THE PHILCO LINEUP: 14B, 14L, 14RX, 14X, 16B, 16L, 16RX, 17B, 17LS, 17XS, 18B, 18L,
18H, 18X, 19B, 19H, 38L, 44H, 47 (all versions), 60L, 89 (all versions).
These new Philco consoles reflected a more "modern" school of thought. Note how the legs have disappeared and the entire cabinet has taken on a more "streamlined" appearance. This new cabinet could be purchased with either the nine-tube Model 14 or the eight-tube Model 18 chassis. Original selling price: Not available (14MX), $85 (18MX) Number made: 6,407 (NOTE: Figure includes production of both 14MX & 18MX, as well as June 1934 Models 18MX & 118MX)
This is the same cabinet which was used for the Fall 1933 Models 14X and 18X. Some of these Model 16X sets have a larger version of the repwood escutcheon with musicians on either side of the dial opening; others have the standard Model 16 escutcheon (as shown here). Original selling price: $175 Number made: Not available
Original selling price: $75 Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 44X as well as June 1934 Model 29X)
Photo courtesy Clifford R. Huff A new Philco for farms wired for 32 volt DC power. The Model 32 was based on the Model 89, but with a separate vibrator power supply designed to operate from the 32 volt DC source found in some rural areas of the time. Original selling price: Not available Number made: 10,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 34B & 44B)
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 16,807 (NOTE: Figure includes July 1933 Models 38L & 60L as well as Fall 1933 Models 17LS & 18L)
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 10,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 32B & 44B)
The console version of Model 34; a fine addition to any farmhouse. Original selling price: Not available Number made: 13,000 (NOTE: Figure includes July 1933 Models 14B & 18B)
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 60B)
Original selling price: $65 Number made: 10,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 32B & 34B)
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 19X as well as June 1934 Model 29X)
This new compact Philco was the company's first model to use "Di-Noc" (photofinish) to give the front panel the appearance of expensive veneer inlays. Original selling price: Not available Number made: 49,415 (NOTE: Figure includes Model 58C as well as June 1934 Model 59C)
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 49,415 (NOTE: Figure includes Model 54C as well as June 1934 Model 59C)
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 38B)
Original selling price: $37.50 Number made: 15,000
Successor to Models 80B & 81B, this new four-tube regenerative Philco had a larger speaker, and worked slightly better than did its predecessors. Original selling price: $20 Number made: 28,980
MODELS 500L, 503L, 504L & 505L
Photo courtesy Keith Park After the absence of about a year or so, Philco began trying to get back into the radio-phonograph business in early 1934. However, their radio-phonographs continued to sell poorly. Radio-phonograph combinations would not really begin selling well for Philco until the 1941 season. These three models, while identical in appearance, contain very different chassis: Model 500 was the best, with the 11-tube Model 16 chassis. Model 503L (shown above) used an eight-tube Model 18 chassis; Model 504L, a six-tube Model 44 chassis; and Model 505L, a five-tube Model 60 chassis. All four models used a single-play 78 rpm phonograph, with the same, heavy, Victor-designed tone arm that had been used since the June 1930 Model 296. Original selling price: Not available (500L, 503L, 504L), $90 (505L) Number made: 936 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 500L, 503L, 504L & 505L)
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