Philharmonic red dial on eBay merits comment

[David C. Poland]

item 272423891493 just listed Sunday. A curious example.  

That red band Philharmonic with logging scale pictured dates from 1940-41.

The invoice shown is dated 1937, the date range for the first version pointer dial Philharmonic.

That the receiver appears to  stick out the back of the cabinet an inch or more, along with the cabinet side grills suggest an earlier AW-23 sized cabinet. The later Waverly cabinets were a couple inches deeper to accommodate the larger Philharmonic receiver.

The hole below the tuning dial suggests the button for the record scratch suppressor control of a 1937 pointer dial Philharmonic receiver, that has been replaced by the later red band receiver now in the cabinet. And more holes drilled for controls than the standard late Philharmonic needs.

Whoever buys it can have fun determining the purpose of the additional controls on the front and back.

None the less, both the radio and the cabinet look nice.

Curious.

[Norman S Braithwaite]

With 25 cycle power transformer as is also the case for the AW-23 in auction 302116369594!  Must be the week for 25-cycle transformers.  The latter auction also has an interesting original opening for the 12-inch speaker.

[David C. Poland]

Yes indeed.

For those wondering, a larger power transformer (more iron) was required in those areas with 25 cycle AC. The oversize 25 cycle power transformer is fine for today's 60 cycle power.

Also - the seller mistakenly said a Waverly Grande cabinet - is just the Waverly (lacks height to accommodate a phonograph of a Waverly Grande).