03-01-2008, 03:29 PM
(Programming note - Since we are talking about the home Transitone models instead of auto radios, I took the liberty of moving this thread to the Philco Home Radios section.)
Thanks, Chuck!
As Chuck pointed out, many of the home "Transitone" models have become highly collectible in the past decade - the Catalin and Art Deco crowd (i.e. deep pocket$) go after certain models, especially those with Tenite wraparound grilles.
I believe some of those early Transitone home models, especially the TH1, and the TH-4 and its siblings, use circuitry designed by Simplex. And at least one, and perhaps others, that used Tenite in the cabinet was marketed under the Simplex name as well as the Transitone brand (UA-52P/TP-52, 1940). On the other hand, the TH3 is simply a rehashed 38-12CB with a different dial scale.
Thanks, Chuck!
As Chuck pointed out, many of the home "Transitone" models have become highly collectible in the past decade - the Catalin and Art Deco crowd (i.e. deep pocket$) go after certain models, especially those with Tenite wraparound grilles.
I believe some of those early Transitone home models, especially the TH1, and the TH-4 and its siblings, use circuitry designed by Simplex. And at least one, and perhaps others, that used Tenite in the cabinet was marketed under the Simplex name as well as the Transitone brand (UA-52P/TP-52, 1940). On the other hand, the TH3 is simply a rehashed 38-12CB with a different dial scale.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
