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Tom - really? Well, that's yet another Philco oddity.

I was contacted by a collector a few months ago who has a 38-690 with 37-690 chassis inside, and he said he bought the set either from the original owner, or from the original owner's estate.

So it looks like even in 1937/38, Philco put together a few of what we would consider "Frankenradios" to clear out stock, in spite of their claims of keeping a tight fist on production to avoid overstocks.

Codefox - yes, I had to rejoin Facebook as part of my job. I do not intend to post much personal info on there, but I will promote this website a little bit.

You (or anyone else for that matter) are always welcome to kick in a few bucks to help the ol' cause in keeping this site up and running...and is always very much appreciated. Thank you.

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