[Ron Ramirez]

Stephen, regarding the finish, the vast majority of the early 1936 Philcos I have seen that use the dark toners on the top and sides, such as yours, always seem to have the finish missing. It makes me wonder if Philco used a cheaper grade of toning lacquer on these models? I have owned three early 116B models and on every one, the dark toner was nearly gone. Ditto Models 650B, 643B, 640B, 630B, 620B.

Music, yes, the 116 is not only shortwave capable, it is a superb performer on SW as well as AM. It has 11 tubes including an RF amp and two stages of IF amplification. It also has a long wave band.