08-13-2011, 08:18 AM
Congratulations, great catches! 
It's really a shame that the cloth is torn on your 118H. That pattern is not being reproduced. The 1935-37 "V" pattern will do as a substitute.
I also noticed the speaker in your 19X is mounted higher than the speaker in my 19X. Edit: No, the speaker in my 19X is mounted just like Sondowner's. I must have been thinking of another Philco.
I wonder why Philco mounted the speaker so high in the 19X models? It seems to me that having the speaker higher up on the inclined sounding board would defeat the purpose of having an inclined speaker board. Maybe old Jim Skinner was trying to save money on speaker cable.
Nevertheless, it's a great find and looks to be roughly equal to or in better condition than mine.
It's really a shame that the cloth is torn on your 118H. That pattern is not being reproduced. The 1935-37 "V" pattern will do as a substitute.
I also noticed the speaker in your 19X is mounted higher than the speaker in my 19X. Edit: No, the speaker in my 19X is mounted just like Sondowner's. I must have been thinking of another Philco.
I wonder why Philco mounted the speaker so high in the 19X models? It seems to me that having the speaker higher up on the inclined sounding board would defeat the purpose of having an inclined speaker board. Maybe old Jim Skinner was trying to save money on speaker cable.Nevertheless, it's a great find and looks to be roughly equal to or in better condition than mine.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
