08-09-2023, 04:47 PM
Hey all...
A friend found this sitting in an old warehouse and I am in the process of restoring it.
It's the exact match of the photo about 3/4's down on this page marked a Model 510-37-650, although I have my doubts about whether that is correct after further research.
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...radiobars/
Unfortunately, it no longer has any labels or useful markings on the chasis and every piece of corresponding information I find doesn't seem to match. Mostly I was looking for the paperwork and schematics for the radio but nothing I find matches.
Anyway, I have refinished and reworked the cabinet considerably, got the radio working (the capacitor blew after about 5 minutes in a spectacular fiery blaze, but I am having it fixed), and have had all the chrome refinished and I expect this thing to be an absolute beauty when completed.
My last issue is the glassware, about which I have spent a considerable amount of time researching. With the radio we found a box that contained about 1/2 of the original glassware and I plan on trying to complete the set. The problem here is that there seem to be several different variations. i.e. rocks glasses with round bottoms, as opposed to hexagon which seems to be more rare and hence more valuable. The rocks glasses I have have a different pattern from the shot, highball and juice glasses but are also Federated and seem to have come with some of the Radiobars. Anyway, what I am after ideally is anything that would show what glasses come with what models, but more important to me would be documentation that shows what an actual complete set looks like. If anyone has any info on this I would appreciate it. I have attached photos of what it looked like when we found it, the way the cabinet looks now, the chasis, and one of each glass I have. I will certainly post the completed project at another time.
Appreciate any info that anyone can provide.
A friend found this sitting in an old warehouse and I am in the process of restoring it.
It's the exact match of the photo about 3/4's down on this page marked a Model 510-37-650, although I have my doubts about whether that is correct after further research.
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...radiobars/
Unfortunately, it no longer has any labels or useful markings on the chasis and every piece of corresponding information I find doesn't seem to match. Mostly I was looking for the paperwork and schematics for the radio but nothing I find matches.
Anyway, I have refinished and reworked the cabinet considerably, got the radio working (the capacitor blew after about 5 minutes in a spectacular fiery blaze, but I am having it fixed), and have had all the chrome refinished and I expect this thing to be an absolute beauty when completed.
My last issue is the glassware, about which I have spent a considerable amount of time researching. With the radio we found a box that contained about 1/2 of the original glassware and I plan on trying to complete the set. The problem here is that there seem to be several different variations. i.e. rocks glasses with round bottoms, as opposed to hexagon which seems to be more rare and hence more valuable. The rocks glasses I have have a different pattern from the shot, highball and juice glasses but are also Federated and seem to have come with some of the Radiobars. Anyway, what I am after ideally is anything that would show what glasses come with what models, but more important to me would be documentation that shows what an actual complete set looks like. If anyone has any info on this I would appreciate it. I have attached photos of what it looked like when we found it, the way the cabinet looks now, the chasis, and one of each glass I have. I will certainly post the completed project at another time.
Appreciate any info that anyone can provide.
