[Doug Houston]

Philco's Phonorama was one of the finest creations of the fifties. I had one once, that had a damaged cabinet. It had the 21 inch TV chassis, that was also one of the best sets in the monochrome days. The thing was built like a battleship. It was the set I used in my garage, while i was restoring my cars. The sound was superb, as you'll find with yours. I suspect that the pickup would have been a ceramic cartridge, though I never had to do anything to the one I had.

I never was able to find much on the acoustical makeup of the set. It appears that the speaker opening was some sort of acoustic lens.

In any event, save for the damaged cabinet, it was an outstanding piece, the likes of which don't appear but once in a blue moon. Take good care of that thing, and enjoy it to the limit.