04-01-2008, 08:24 PM
I think that this doo-lolly is a lightning arrestor from an antenna kit, as supplied with new sets by the manufacturer.
My father bought a new 37-650X Philco for Christmas, 1936, and a rather impressive antenna kit came with the set. The doublet antenna was there, with the twisted pair lead-in, and some knob-type insulators. There was such a lightning arrestor included in the kit. The one in ours was black porcelain, but the color of the finish had no meaning.
Thre is one of those kits in my garage now. I should look at it.
My father bought a new 37-650X Philco for Christmas, 1936, and a rather impressive antenna kit came with the set. The doublet antenna was there, with the twisted pair lead-in, and some knob-type insulators. There was such a lightning arrestor included in the kit. The one in ours was black porcelain, but the color of the finish had no meaning.
Thre is one of those kits in my garage now. I should look at it.
