PHILCO PHORUM

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WELCOME to the Internet's leading resource for PHILCO history and reference! PHILCORADIO.COM is a treasure trove of historical information concerning the former Philadelphia Storage Battery Company and Philco Corporation.

This website is currently under heavy construction. I am not only changing the overall "look and feel" of this site, but will be adding new features as time allows, such as a Restoration Notebook, which will become part of the Tech Section when it is ready. The Notebook will go into great detail on the restoration of a few different Philco models. This section, too, will grow as time goes on. Other new portions of this website will include sections on Canadian and UK Philco radios.

A very comprehensive History of Philco from their humble beginnings in 1892 as the Helios Electric Company through the World War II years is online and ready for your viewing. This section covers several pages and includes many photographs, several of which you have probably never seen before. You should find this feature of the website to be very useful.

The PHILCO Photo Gallery is complete through ALL of the pre-war years (1942 season), and also features a page for the beginning of the 1948 season (June 1947). As time allows, this will become much bigger and better than ever before; eventually, we hope to present photos of Philco radios through the 1950s.

Looking for books about the vintage radio hobby? Please visit the PHILCORADIO.COM Bookstore, brought to you in conjunction with Amazon.com.

We also have a Site Search page (powered by Google) which will assist you in finding exactly what you are looking for on this site. And now, in addition to the Site Search feature, the Site Map has finally arrived; allowing you to quickly find any page on this website.

Do you need to have your vintage Philco radio repaired? I offer expert vintage radio restoration so that your old radio can once again play like new.

If you enjoy this website and/or our Philco Phorum, please help by making a donation using the PayPal Donate button at left. Any help you wish to give toward the maintenance of this website is very much appreciated. Thank you!

This site hosts the Philco Phorum, the place to meet and discuss Philco radios with like-minded individuals. Here you may find answers to the questions you may have about Philco sets. You may also place for sale and wanted ads in the Phorum, as long as they are for Philco items.

A place to find those parts and tubes you need to repair your Philco radio is just one click away. Visit the Resources page.

Free online schematics are available for those who may find these useful, along with a number of technical tips, hints, etc. in the Tech Section.
 

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Last updated: 2 May 2009

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