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Phonograph with Philco for 1939 MANUFACTURED AND MARKETED BY PHILCO Philco once again began to market its own radio-phonograph models in the 1939 season, now that the company had bought out the Radiobar Company. Philco retained the "Phonograph with Philco" name for its new line of radio-phonograph combinations.
Click on a thumbnail to see a larger photo below: MID-SEASON (JANUARY 1939) MODELS THE 1939 (JUNE 1938) LINE OF PHONOGRAPHS WITH PHILCO
Photo courtesy Doug Houston A phonograph attachment only, it could be wired to any radio receiver. The unique linear tracking pickup in the lid reset itself whenever the lid was lifted. It used no tubes, amplification being provided by the radio it was connected to. It operated on 115 volts, 60 cycle AC. Original selling price: $25 Number made: Not available
This set initially included a 39-12 (38-12) radio chassis with the single play 78 rpm phonograph mounted under the top lid, which also had a linear tracking, self-resetting pickup like the 39-10RP. Later models used the 39-6 chassis. Original selling price: $49.95 Number made: Not available
Original selling price: $139.50 Number made: Not available
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Photo used by permission. The best of the 1939 Phonograph with Philco models used the 39-116 chassis with Mystery Control. Original selling price: $398 Number made: Not available
Original selling price: $69.95 Number made: Not available
Original selling price: $89.95 Number made: Not available JANUARY 1939 PHONOGRAPH WITH PHILCO MODELS
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Original selling price: $19.95 Number made: 19,005
Just like the RP-1 above, except that it had a lid which concealed the turntable and tone arm when not in use. Original selling price: $25.00 Number made: 11,835
This model used the linear tracking, self-resetting pickup that had been previously used on Models 39-10RP & 39-12TP. With the lid closed, the unit looked like a large version of a Philco Mystery Control - without the telephone-type dial. The electronics of the unit were identical to Models RP-1 and RP-2, other than the pickup. Original selling price: $29.95 Number made: 1,500
Photos courtesy Charles N. Onufer The largest wireless phonograph made in the 1939 season, this model was made to sit on the floor, and had space for record storage in the bottom of the unit. It, too, used a two-tube AM oscillator to broadcast the sound of the record being played to any radio in the same room with the unit. This set was expensive, and not many were made. Original selling price: $100 Number made: 250
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