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PHILCO PHORUM
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Philco
for 1942 (introduced January 1942)
ALL JUNE 1941 MODELS
CONTINUED IN THE PHILCO LINEUP; NONE WERE DISCONTINUED UNTIL 100%
CONVERSION TO WAR WORK FOR THE DURATION (approx. Spring 1942).
By January 1942, America
was officially involved in World War II, Pearl Harbor having been
attacked by the Japanese less than a month earlier. Within a few months,
Philco's production lines would convert completely to war work for the
U.S. Government for the duration.
But this did not stop
Philco from adding nine new models to its 1942 lineup. Two of the new
models were recycled car radios, converted to AC, installed in wooden
cabinets and shipped out the door to get rid of otherwise unusable car
radio inventory (automobile manufacturers were also converting to war
work, leaving new car radios with no new cars to be installed into).
It would be four years
before Philco produced any more new radios for civilian use.
THE MID-SEASON 1942 PHILCO LINE:
BATTERY (FARM) SET:
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MODEL 42-131T
It was as if the 42-121CB received a
new wooden cabinet at mid-season. The 42-131T uses four tubes
and tunes the AM band only.
Original selling price: $24.95
Number made: 10,550 |
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ELECTRIC (AC & AC/DC) MODELS:
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MODEL A-361
One of two Philco home sets to use
converted Philco car radio chassis. The heart of the A-361 was
an F-1942 (Ford) AM receiver, converted to operate on AC and
placed in a medium size console cabinet.
Original selling price: Not
available
Number made: 35,800
Photo credit: Shiloh Reed |
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MODEL A-801
This is Philco's other converted car
radio, using a C-1908 (Chrysler) auto radio chassis, converted
to AC operation and installed in a chairside cabinet that is
either decorative or ugly, depending on your point of view.
Original selling price & number made: Not
available
Photo credit: Lee Holmes |
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TROPIC MODELS:
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MODELS 42-720T - 42-721T -
42-722T
These three new export models shared
cabinets and frequency coverage (540-1600 kc, 3.0-9.3 mc, 9.3-12
mc & 12-22 mc). It is known that Model 42-720 used five tubes
and operated on 115 volts AC. The number of tubes and type of
power used by the other two is not known at this time.
Original selling price (all three): Not available
Number made: 3,570 (NOTE: Figure includes production of
Models 42-720T, 42-721T & 42-722T)
Illustration is representative of
Models 42-720T, 42-721T & 42-722T, as all three are identical in
appearance. |
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MODEL A-707
This set used the same photofinished
cabinet as the new 42-PT3 (see below), but was capable of
receiving AM and shortwave from 2.3 to 7.5 mc and 7 to 22 mc. It
used five tubes (plus a ballast) and could operate from 115 or
230 volts, AC or DC.
The chassis is the same as the June
1941 Model 42-706.
Original selling price: Not available
Number made: 10,100 |
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TRANSITONE MODELS:
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MODEL 42-PT3
As with Model A-707 above, the new
42-PT3 featured a cabinet finished entirely in Di-Noc or "photofinish";
underneath that fancy-looking tiger striped pattern is a very
plain white wood.
The 42-PT3 uses the same chassis as
the June 1941 42-PT2.
Original selling price: $22.95
Number made: 42,465
Photo credit: Thomas Spiegle |
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MODEL 42-PT96
The other new mid-season Transitone,
it also had a photofinished cabinet housing a chassis identical
to the June 1941 Model 42-PT91.
Original selling price: $18.95
Number made: 34,360 |
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