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Philco 50 (early) survivor - TA Forbes - 02-18-2014

Found yesterday in Winston Salem, NC.
Cabinet good shape, needs grillecloth.
Chassis virtually no rust, still has both copper mershons and ALL Philco globe tubes!!
Besides a good cleaning and grillecloth replacement, I am not sure if I want to do anything else to this survivor!!

   

   

   

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - Ron Ramirez - 02-18-2014

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RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - Chuck Schwark - 02-18-2014

Done good.

Wow.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - TA Forbes - 02-18-2014

Thanks, Guys! Oh yes, and it cost 100.00 !!!Icon_thumbup

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - morzh - 02-18-2014

Well worth it Tom, and the cabinet looks good.

Chassis cleans up easy if no rust present, so I do not even consider it a chore.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - klondike98 - 02-18-2014

Outstanding find!!!! Don't see them in that shape out in the wild very often. Icon_thumbupIcon_thumbupIcon_thumbup

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - morzh - 02-18-2014

I know what I will do.
I will restore another 70, patch the middle hole, put the On/Of trigger switch in the back and declare it a 50. Icon_lol

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - Eliot Ness - 02-18-2014

Very, very nice! Icon_thumbup Icon_thumbup Icon_thumbup

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - PhilcoMike - 02-18-2014

What year by chance?

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - morzh - 02-18-2014

Should be 1931.

They used 70 cabinet and drilled the front panel for 50 shaft pattern.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - Jayce - 02-18-2014

Ah, very nice! I have a model 50 in the later cabinet style. Paid about the same for it.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - morzh - 02-18-2014

50 is the one with the transformer underneath the chassis, right? Or which one was it?
That was a dumb idea though.....

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - SteveJB - 02-18-2014

Great condition! Good luck with it.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - TA Forbes - 02-18-2014

Yes, power xfrmr is under the chassis.

RE: Philco 50 (early) survivor - morzh - 02-18-2014

Dumb. That's just dumb. Like the transformer runs so cool that being in enclosed tight space will benefit it greatly and at the same time the rest of the under-chassis denizens.