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Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256
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While my wife was selling her jewelry at an arts & crafts fair, I checked out a couple of estate sales.  At one of them, I picked up this 46-1203 48-1256 for $30!

[Image: http://i.imgur.com/szo2mvxl.jpg]

I powered it up with my variac once I got it home.  The dial light works, but I didn't get any sound out of the radio.  Not sure if the chassis itself is not working or if the speaker is dead.  From the way it was positioned in the cabinet, I couldn't tell if the tubes were lighting up or not.  Have to pull it out for further testing.  The phonograph does spin, but seems to be running slow.  I don't have any 78's, so I couldn't get it any further.  

All in all, it's in great condition considering it's age.  For a change, the insides weren't covered in dust & cobwebs and the cabinet doesn't show any signs of water damage.  I wiped it down with some Goop and it looks like it'll hardly need any further work.  

So, here's a question: how do you remove the knobs on this model?  I've tried pulling them out, but they seem to be secured.  However, I don't see any set screws.  Obviously, I'll need to take them off before I can remove the radio chassis and I don't want to break them in the process. 


Messages In This Thread
Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by captainslack - 10-13-2015, 09:47 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-13-2015, 10:09 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-13-2015, 12:37 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Arran - 10-14-2015, 09:13 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-16-2015, 03:21 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 46-1203 - by Squire - 10-16-2015, 06:36 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by Squire - 10-18-2015, 05:06 PM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by Squire - 02-07-2016, 02:32 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by GarySP - 10-28-2024, 08:08 AM
RE: Estate sale find: Philco 48-1256 - by morzh - 10-28-2024, 08:22 AM



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