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I have three or four of these. So far, I have restored two of them. One comment is that Philco, like everyone else, cheapened the sets over time. I have both a 1958 and 1959 model. The 1958 model has a brass plated metal tuning knob while the 1959 model has a painted metal/plastic tuning knob. Guess which one cracked!
One of the other posters here used to work for Philco and noted that these sets were being produced at 5000/month at one time. These were very popular.
As far as the two vs three IF stages, I also have some early 1960s RCA B&W portables with three IF stages. I have one of their cheaper sets of the same era with two IF stages. I guess it depended on manufacturer and the price of the set.
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