[Ron Ramirez]

The date stamp inside the cabinet is Mar23 4. (March 23 1934).

Another thought. By late March 1934, Philco would have been getting ready for production of the new 1935 model line, which were introduced to their dealers in May and to the public in June 1934. It could very well be that, since the 1935 Philco 89B and 32B would have new cabinets, that Philco put together (who knows how many, a few or a few hundred) Philco 89 chassis and 32B cabinets to get rid of excess stock, as has now been documented with sets such as a 52 grandfather clock, 89H, 51 in a 470/490 cabinet...and who knows how many other Phranken-Philcos may still be waiting out there for us to discover and scratch our heads about.