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Philcoradio.com < Gallery Index Philco for 1935 (introduced June 1934)
THE FOLLOWING MODELS REMAINED IN THE PHILCO LINEUP: 54C, 60L, 84B, 505L. ALL OTHER 1933-34 PHILCO MODELS WERE
DISCONTINUED.
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 courtesy Gib Epling; owner - John Bennett 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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
Original selling price & number made: Not available
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 49D, 118D & 144D)
Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January 1934 Models 19X & 44X)
Photo at left courtesy Michael Prosise
Philco tried another compact chairside model with a separate speaker in 1935. There are two versions of the control unit; the early version with straight sides as shown above at left, and the late version with slanted sides as shown above at right. 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)
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 16,070 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 34B & 144B)
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)
Original selling price: $95 Number made: 11,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 16L)
Original selling price: $49.50 Number made: Not available
Original selling price & number made: Not available
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)
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)
Original selling price: $59.95 Number made: Not available
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)
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 118H & 144H)
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)
Original selling price: $35 Number made: Not available
Original selling price: Not available Number made: 49,415 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January 1934 Models 54C & 58C)
Number made: Not available
Photo on left courtesy Ed Locker 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 and no decal. Later production 60B sets used a bakelite escutcheon with the PHILCO decal between the dial and the tuning knob. Original selling price: $29.95 Number made: Not available
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)
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)
Original selling price: $89.50 Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 49H & 144H)
Original selling price: $129.50 Number made: 5,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 29D, 49D & 144D)
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)
Original selling price: $85 Number made: 6,407 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model 18MX as well as January 1934 Models 14MX & 18MX)
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
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)
Number made: 38,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models 18H, 49H & 118H)
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)
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)
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)
Model 505L was carried over from January 1934. It uses the five-tube Model 60 chassis and a single-play 78 rpm phonograph. Original selling price: $90 Number made: 936 (NOTE: Figure includes production of January 1934 Models 500L, 503L, 504L & 505L)
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