Philco Antique Radios

 

Philco or the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company is a very recognized brand in radio and appliances because of its continued existence until today. The company was established in 1906 as a manufacturer of car batteries. It saw considerable success in the industry but noticed a more lucrative industry

–transistor radios. Philco started manufacturing radios in 1925 with the release of their "Socket-Power" radios. The power source of this type of radio could be installed in a light socket. Eventually, the company extended their products to regular radios as well as car radios.

The brand is well known for their designs especially with their cathedral type radios. The design of this type of radio is well recognized as an antique design for a transistor radio. Philco developed this design for a radio during the 30s and became a very popular. This type of design of Philco has even helped them during the Depression Era. They are also building popular designs in each era

 

–from the tombstone design to compact radios encased in metal. Most the well known antique radios of Philco are those that were developed during the 30s and 40s especially the Cathedral design. The early edition of socket radio is also a collector’s item.

VINTAGE PHILCO TWIN SPEAKER AM RADIO

VINTAGE PHILCO TWIN SPEAKER AM RADIO

 - $4.99 53m
ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING PHILCO 1966

ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING PHILCO 1966

 - $4.99 57m
Philco Model 90 Tube Cathedral Radio

Philco Model 90 Tube Cathedral Radio

 20 $483.63 1h 3m
Philco Trans-World T9-126 1957 Shortwave Radio 7 Band

Philco Trans-World T9-126 1957 Shortwave Radio 7 Band

 2 $77.00 1h 8m
(5) #42 ST tubes--Philco

(5) #42 ST tubes--Philco

 2 $20.50 1h 11m
PHILCO WOOD RADIO

PHILCO WOOD RADIO

 4 $10.10 1h 18m
Vintage 1952 Philco Transitone AM Tube Clock Radio.

Vintage 1952 Philco Transitone AM Tube Clock Radio.

 1 $8.99 1h 36m
1947 Floor MODEL "Philco" RADIO Needs Help w Paperwork

1947 Floor MODEL "Philco" RADIO Needs Help w Paperwork

 1 $65.00 2h 15m
Philco Vintage Refrigerator Advanced Design1930s to 40s

Philco Vintage Refrigerator Advanced Design1930s to 40s

 - $350.00 2h 17m
1961 AD~PHILCO TRANSISTORS~COMPUTER LOGIC MODULE

1961 AD~PHILCO TRANSISTORS~COMPUTER LOGIC MODULE

 $9.95 2h 41m
VINTAGE PHILCO AMPLIFIER

VINTAGE PHILCO AMPLIFIER

 - $99.99 2h 51m
Philco Typewriter Ribbon Tin, 1930s, No Reserve

Philco Typewriter Ribbon Tin, 1930s, No Reserve

 1 $6.99 2h 57m
Philco 39 44 Vacuum Tube, Used, Tested

Philco 39 44 Vacuum Tube, Used, Tested

 $3.00 3h
1957 PHILCO Trans-World Portable Transis. Radio Ad r363

1957 PHILCO Trans-World Portable Transis. Radio Ad r363

 $6.95 3h 16m
Antique Vintage Philco Tube Radio Floor Model 620

Antique Vintage Philco Tube Radio Floor Model 620

 - $350.00 3h 38m

Antique Radio's with Philco Turntables

 
For a collector of antique stuffs, a radio made in the post war period is of great importance. One of the few good companies that created gems of a radio set was Philadelphia Storage Battery Company, which later came to be known as Philco. Right from the beginning Philco made beautiful masterpieces, which survive till date. If you are lucky enough you can get your hands on one of the antique radios with Philco turntables. Turntables appeared quite sometime after the radio, and by the 1930s both the radio and the turntable made it in one single set. These antique radios with Philco turntables can be found in beautiful wooden chassis, and are often quite huge in size and could qualify as a furniture piece. Most of these turntables come with an inbuilt LP record holder also.
Bringing home a 1930s antique radio with Philco turntables brings that old timer's charm in your living room. You would also get these sets in the table top versions apart from the floor models. The record player in some models is very beautifully hidden with a lid, usually on the top of the set. Sets with FM/AM/SW reception capability along with turntables are an easy find on eBay or with the collectors. Most of the collectors have their websites flaunting their collection to the world. At times these collectors sell a part of their collection owing to duplication or space constraint or simply because it stopped working.
Turntables were an instant hit when they came in the market. The entry level models would cost anywhere between $50 for the small not so good table top types to north of $500 for the floor models. And owing to their demand the prices for most antique radio with Philco turntables remained the same throughout the time period that it sold.
A lot of the antique radio with Philco turntables surviving till date that are up for sale in the market are electronically restored and touched up to some extent to make it look like new and give it a fresh post war aura. Most of the later makes of Philco can play the LP in different speeds. If you are interested in one of those antique record players, it is advised to go for the ones that come with a complete schematic diagram and if possible a few spare parts. One would find old radio restoration stores nearby anyways, but the matter of concern is, the repairer might not be conversant with the particular model that you have. Hence having the schematic handy always helps.

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