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 identical in appearance.

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

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)

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.

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)

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)

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.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 60B)

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)

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.

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

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)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 57,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 38B)

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

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

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.

An actual photograph of a Model 503L, which uses an eight-tube Model 18 chassis.

Photo credit: Keith Park