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PHILCO PHORUM
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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).
THE FOLLOWING MODELS WERE
DISCONTINUED: 16X, 19L, 19X, 38B, 44B, 54C, 57C, 60B, 80B, 81B.
| MODELS 14MX -
18MX
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)
Model 14MX shown; Model 18MX is
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MODEL 16X
This version of Model 16 was unknown
until recently, when examples began to appear across the
country. It is not documented, and may be a Fall 1933 offering
instead of a January 1934 issue.
It 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 & number
made: Unknown (not documented)
Photo credit: Paul Turney
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MODEL 19X
This new 19X contained a revised
chassis, which had a different parts layout underneath, and
slightly higher power output (5 watts compared to thr 3 watts of
previous Model 19 versions).
Original selling price: $75
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
44X as well as June 1934 Model 29X) |
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MODEL 32B
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) Photo credit:
Clifford R. Huff
NOTE: Grille cloth is incorrect; it should use the "70/90"
pattern. |
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MODEL 32L
The outward appearance of Model 32L
is identical to the Model 89L, but this set was designed for use
on a 32 volt DC power supply.
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) |
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MODEL 34B
A new all-wave Philco designed to
operate on batteries.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 10,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
32B & 44B) |
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MODEL 34L
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) NOTE:
Escutcheon and know layout differs from this factory
illustration. |
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MODEL 38B
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
60B) |
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MODEL 44B
This "flat-face" version of Model
44B is somewhat easier to find than is the Fall 1933 inset-panel
version.
Original selling price: $65
Number made: 10,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
32B & 34B) |
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MODEL 44X
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
19X as well as June 1934 Model 29X)
NOTE: Escutcheon and knob layout
differs from this factory illustration. |
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MODEL 54C
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)
Photo credit: John Mielke |
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MODEL 58C
The successor to Model 57C now had
an illuminated dial, as well as a photofinished front panel
identical to Model 54C.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 49,415 (NOTE: Figure includes Model 54C as well as
June 1934 Model 59C) |
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MODEL 60B
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
38B) |
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MODEL 60MB
This unusual Philco has a sort of
European look, quite different from previous Philco offerings.
The mottled grille cloth is unique to this model.
Original selling price: $37.50
Number made: 15,000 |
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MODEL 84B
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
Photo credit: Rob Smith |
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MODELS 500L - 503L - 504L - 505L
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
below) 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)
Illustration is representative of
Models 500L, 503L, 504L & 505L, as all four are identical in
appearance. However, different escutcheons are used on each
model. |
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MODEL 503L
An actual photograph of a Model
503L, which uses an eight-tube Model 18 chassis.
Photo credit: Keith Park |
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