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PHILCO PHORUM
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Philco
for 1935 (introduced January 1935)
THE FOLLOWING MODELS
REMAINED IN THE PHILCO LINEUP: 16L, 16X, 16RX, 18H, 18MX, 28C, 28L, 29X,
29TX, 32L, 34L, 38B, 38L, 39B, 45C, 45L, 49H, 49X, 54S, 59S, 60B, 60L,
66B, 89B, 89L, 118H, 118X, 118MX, 118RX, 144H, 144X, 200X, 201X, 500X,
501X, 503L, 505L, 506L, 507L, 509X.
THE FOLLOWING MODELS WERE
DISCONTINUED: 16B, 18B, 28D, 32B, 34B, 49B, 49D, 54C, 59C, 84B, 118B,
118D, 144B, 144D.
| MODEL 16B
Yet another 16 Baby Grand, which
showed a trend of "shouldered" tombstones which would carry over
into the 1936 model year.
Original selling price: $95
Number made: 10,400
Photo credit: Al Franceschino |
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MODEL 18B
Philco was moving away from the
cathedral style of Baby Grand models in favor of the newer
"tombstone" style, as most of their Baby Grand line adopted the
shouldered "flat-top" look in the middle of the 1935 season.
Original selling price: $59.50
Number made: 6,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
49B & 118B)
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MODEL 28D
Original selling price: $99.50
Number made: 1,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
49D & 118D) |
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MODEL 28F
Original selling price: $65
Number made: 28,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
39F & 45F) |
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MODELS 28CSX - 29CSX
A new Philco chairside with a
built-in Inclined Sounding Board. Both models used 6 tubes;
Model 29 also had a shadowmeter and operated on AC current only
(Model 28 was an AC/DC model).
Original selling price: Not
available (28CSX), $75 (29CSX)
Number made: 3,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
28CSX & 29CSX)
Illustration is representative of
Models 28CSX & 29CSX, as both are identical in appearance save
for the larger escutcheon and shadowmeter used on Model 29CSX. |
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MODEL 32B
A new look for the heavy, 32-volt DC
Philco.
Original selling price: $65
Number made: 7,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
34B, 97B & 144B) |
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MODEL 34B
Original selling price: $75
Number made: 7,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
32B, 97B & 144B) |
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MODEL 39F
Original selling price: $75
Number made: 28,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
28F & 45F) |
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MODEL 45F
Original selling price: $59.95
Number made: 28,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
28F & 39F) |
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MODEL 49B
Original selling price: $69.50
Number made: 6,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
18B & 118B) |
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MODEL 49D
Original selling price: $129.50
Number made: 1,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
28D & 118D) |
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MODEL 54C
An all-new cabinet for the five-tube
54, which (along with the 59C) would continue to be available
into the first half of the 1936 season.
Original selling price: $29.95
Number made: 21,750 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
59C)
Photo credit: John Mielke |
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MODEL 59C
Original selling price: $25
Number made: 21,750 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Model
54C)
Photo credit: Craig Tipton |
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MODEL 66S
A small, yet elegant tombstone for
the five-tube 66.
Original selling price: $42.50
Number made: 13,000 |
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MODEL 66L
Original selling price & number made: Not
available
Photo credit: Paul Turney |
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MODEL 84B
Philco's four-tube price leader
received a new cabinet at mid-season 1935. This cabinet style
continued into the first half of the 1936 season.
Original selling price: $20
Number made: 75,200
Photo used by permission.
NOTE: Grille cloth should be the Philco "small diamond" pattern. |
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MODEL 97B
A new three-band set, this model
used seven tubes and covered AM and shortwave up to 18 mc.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 7,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
32B, 34B & 144B) |
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MODEL 97X
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 42,498 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Fall
1934 Models 118X & 144X)
Photo credit: Spencer Doggett |
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MODEL 118B
Original selling price: $69.50
Number made: 6,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
18B & 49B) |
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MODEL 118D
Original selling price: $129.50
Number made: 1,000 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
28D & 49D) |
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MODEL 144B
Original selling price: $69.50
Number made: 7,500 (NOTE: Figure includes production of Models
32B, 34B & 97B)
Photo credit: Peter Bertini |
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