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New Toy!!
#1

Lucky Me-Lucky Me!! I just bought me an old treasure--a 45C. I've always wanted one, because I personally think that it is the best-looking table radio of all time!!
Now I can be a Philcophile! Iv'e got ALL THREE buzzword Philco radios. I got the "boomerang", the "hippo", and the "butterfly". Icon_rolleyes
Catalin?? We don' need no steenking CATALIN!!!
Just thought i would brag a bit.. got it for my 57th birthday the 17th. Now, if I could just figure out where this round thing...BZZZZZZT!
#2

You go, Tube, those are nice looking radios I picked up the console version which is a nice looking console. Icon_eek lol I will trade you my console for your table model.
#3

Congrats, Tubenutt - but do you have a "Log Cabin" yet? Icon_smile

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#4

oohhhh,no..don't tell me I hafta buy another buzzword radio to be "in"?? OK, Ron..what, pray tell, is a "log cabin"? (dadburn...mumble fuss..lil ol' log cabin,huh? Yayaya fitz). Lemme see my Philco Bible....it ain't catalin, is it??? Icon_confused: Icon_surprised Icon_eek
#5

Just read this post, and you'll know what I refer to.
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=184

For what it's worth, I have a "Butterfly" and a "Log Cabin." I've owned a couple "Hippos" but never seem to keep them very long. Never have owned a "Boomerang."

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#6

I have a "Log Cabin", and I know what a "Boomerang" is, but what's the "Hippo"?

Inquiring minds want to know... Icon_smile

(...or is it "enquiring"?) Icon_confused

Bill

Sent from my Pentium II on the AT&T Dial Network
#7

Bill if I am not mistaken this is a "hippo" http://www.radioatticarchives.com/images...isindi.jpg
#8

OK! I have a 46-420, so that would qualify! 8)

I'm halfway there! Icon_smile

Bill

Sent from my Pentium II on the AT&T Dial Network




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