The new 16B was even larger than the previous year's 16B cathedral, with a larger (10-1/2 inch) speaker. The chassis was the same as the 1933-34 model, however, with 11 tubes and 5 bands.

Original selling price: $89.50
Number made: 18,147 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Fall 1934 Model 16B)

Photo credit: Paul Turney

As with a majority of Philco's new 1935 model line, the 16L received a completely new cabinet with new "hex" knobs and a new escutcheon.

Original selling price: $150
Number made: 11,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 34L)

Photo by Gib Epling; owner - John Bennett
NOTE: Grille cloth should be the Philco "V" pattern as used in the 16B above.

MODEL 16X

Another completely new, more "modern" cabinet for the 16X. This turned out to be the best-selling version of the 16 for the 1935 season.

Original selling price: $175
Number made: 23,475

Photo credit: Jeffrey Goldstein

This was a completely new chairside. As with most Philco chairside models using separate speakers, the speaker cabinet was larger than the control unit. They were connected to each other using a 25-foot cable.

Original selling price: $225
Number made: 2,000

Photo credits (both): Clifford R. Huff

Unlike the previous season's Model 18 which had two-band coverage (AM and the "police" band from 1.5 to 4 mc), the new 18 was a single band receiver covering the AM band only, from 540 to 1720 kc.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 19,198 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 49B & 118B)

Original selling price: $79.50
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 49H, 118H & 144H)

NOTE: Escutcheon is different from that shown in this factory illustration.

The new 18X is identical to the Fall 1933 18X, except that this year's model only received the AM band.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 27,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 49X, 118X & 144X as well as Fall 1933 Models 14X & 18X)

NOTE: Knob layout differs from this factory illustration.

Original selling price: $85
Number made: 6,407 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 118MX as well as January 1934 Models 14MX & 18MX)

One of two Philco models that have become very popular in recent years; this is the AC/DC version of what has been dubbed the "Butterfly" by collectors.

Original selling price: $49.95
Number made: 58,300 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 45C)

Photo credit: Steve Chambers

Original selling price & number made: Not available

NOTE: Knob layout differs from this factory illustration.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 49D, 118D & 144D)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January 1934 Models 19X & 44X)

Philco tried another compact chairside model with a separate speaker in 1935. There are two versions of the control unit; one with slanted sides as shown at right, and one with straight sides.

This model did not sell as well as the previous season's Model 19TX, which was also a compact chairside unit with a separate speaker cabinet.

Original selling price: $89.50
Number made: 500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of both versions)

The separate speaker cabinet used with Model 29TX.

The new 1935 version of Philco's 32-volt DC cathedral, which should appear similar to that shown at right.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 16,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 34B & 144B)

Original selling price & number made: Not available

The battery-operated, all-wave Model 34 continued to use the 1934 escutcheon and older-style "rosette" knobs, although both escutcheon and knobs were now black instead of medium brown.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 16,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 32B & 144B)

Photo credit: Ryan Meldahl

Original selling price: $95
Number made: 11,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 16L)

NOTE: Escutcheon is different from that shown in this factory illustration.

The new 1935 version of the popular battery-operated Baby Grand. Early models may use a metal escutcheon with the PHILCO trademark embossed into it, with no PHILCO decal.

Original selling price: $49.50
Number made: Not available

Original selling price & number made: Not available

NOTE: Knob layout differs from this factory illustration.

A new battery-operated Baby Grand, which could receive AM and one shortwave band (5.5 to 16 mc).

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 62,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 89B as well as Fall 1934 Model 66B)

Photo credit: David Woodward

This is the other "Butterfly," an AC-operated compact table model which uses six tubes and covers AM and one shortwave band, from 4.2 to 13 mc.

Original selling price: $49.95
Number made: 58,300 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 28C)

Photo credit: William Dince

Original selling price: $59.95
Number made: Not available

Photo credit: Ryan Meldahl

The 1935 season brought a new line of Philcos designed to operate on 110 volts direct current (DC) only, even though the company was slowly making more sets that could run on either AC or DC current.

The new Model 49 was based on the Model 118's circuitry, and had the same frequency coverage (540-1720 kc & 4.2-12 mc).

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 19.198 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18B & 118B)

Original selling price: $89.50
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 118H & 144H)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 29D, 118D & 144D)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 27,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18X, 118X & 144X as well as Fall 1933 Models 14X & 18X)

NOTE: Knob layout differs from this factory illustration.

An all-new cabinet for Model 54 which offered buyers a choice between this model and the older 54C which was still available.

Original selling price: $35
Number made: Not available

A new four-tube regenerative compact which was the successor to the previous season's Model 58.

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 49,415 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January 1934 Models 54C & 58C)

Original selling price: $29.95
Number made: Not available

As may be seen here, initial production of the new 60 Baby Grand sets used the older 1933-34 escutcheon which had the PHILCO trademark embossed into the metal; thus, no PHILCO decal was used.

Original selling price: $29.95
Number made: Not available

Photo credit: Ed Locker

Most Model 60 Baby Grand sets from the 1935 season look like the set shown at left - with a black Bakelite escutcheon and a PHILCO decal between the tuning and band switch knobs.

Original selling price: $29.95
Number made: Not available

The new Model 66 Baby Grand looks nearly identical to the January 1934 Model 60MB. Both actually use the same cabinet. However, notice how the 66B uses a different pattern of grille cloth. And in addition, while both are 5-tube sets, Model 66 covers the AM band and shortwave from 5.5 to 16 mc, while Model 60 covers AM and the "police" band from 1.5 to 4 mc.

Original selling price:$39.95
Number made: Not available

A new look for an old favorite.

Original selling price: $39.50
Number made: 62,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 39B as well as Fall 1934 Model 66B)

Photo credit: David Kasabo

Original selling price & number made: Not available

This set can trace its lineage back to the 1933-34 Model 18, as it also uses eight tubes and has very similar circuitry. The difference is in the frequency coverage: Model 118 receives AM and shortwave from 540-1720 kc and 4.2-12 mc, respectively.

Original selling price: $65
Number made: 19,198 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18B & 49B)

Photo credit: Paul Turney

Original selling price: $89.50
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 49H & 144H)

Photo credit: Chuck Bailey

Original selling price: $129.50
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 29D, 49D & 144D)

Photo credit: Jim Burns

Here you can see how this set looks with its doors open.

Photo credit: Jim Burns

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 27,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18X, 49X & 144X as well as Fall 1933 Models 14X & 18X)

NOTE: Knob layout differs from this factory illustration.

Original selling price: $85
Number made: 6,407 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 18MX as well as January 1934 Models 14MX & 18MX)

Photo credit: Bob Wilson

One of Philco's more unusual styles in chairside radios. The separate speaker cabinet is identical to the 29TX speaker cabinet. Not very many of either model were made; interest in chairsides seemed to be dwindling, although Philco continued to offer various types of chairside models through the 1940 model year.

Original selling price: $125
Number made: 500

The separate speaker cabinet used with Model 118RX.

Successor to the 1933-34 Model 44, this six-tube all-wave set added a shadowmeter, a four-point tone control, and a slightly more powerful audio output.

Original selling price: $65
Number made: 16,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 32B & 34B)

Photo credit: Michael Schwartzman

Original selling price: $89.50
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 49H & 118H)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 29D, 49D & 118D)

Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 27,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18X, 49X & 118X as well as Fall 1933 Models 14X & 18X)

NOTE: Escutcheon and knob layout is different from that shown in this factory illustration.

This is a historically significant set. While most people today have been conditioned to believe that AM has very poor frequency response, this was not always the case. In fact, this very model was designed to receive a wider frequency audio range than the normal AM receiver of the time - 50 to 7500 cycles.

While keeping in mind that most vintage radios can outperform any modern AM receiver, average AM sets of the time would only reproduce an audio frequency range up to 4000 cycles.

The Philco 200X was the industry's first high fidelity radio, thanks to its variable bandwidth control which made high fidelity reception possible when conditions were right; the control could be adjusted to narrow the audio bandwidth when necessary, also.

It only received the AM band (540-1720 kc), and used 10 tubes.

Original selling price: $200
Number made: 3,500

Two new radio-phonographs for the 1935 season used the Model 16 all-wave chassis. The difference? Model 500X used a single play 78 rpm phonograph, while Model 501X had an automatic record changer.

Original selling price: $250 (500X), $295 (501X)
Number made: 1,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 500X & 501X)

Illustration is representative of Models 500X & 501X, as both are identical in appearance.

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Philco also offered three other radio-phonograph models, which shared the same cabinet styling: Model 503L, which used the new AM-only Model 18 chassis; Model 506L, which used a Model 144 chassis; and Model 507L, which used a Model 118 chassis.

Original selling price: $139.50 (503L), $150 (506L & 507L)
Number made: 2,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 503L, 506L & 507L)

Illustration is representative of Models 503L, 506L & 507L, as all three are identical in appearance.