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06-19-2008, 06:28 AM
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The Smiling Hippo...
...Got one of these, a Philco model # 49-900-121, AKA "The Smiling Hippo". Of course, it don't work, but cosmetically, it's superb. Should be a good performer, as it has 6 tubes, which means an RF stage. Kind of a neat little set, pickle-shaped dial. After I put Ze Elbow Grease to it, the bakelite oughta GLOW... (grin)-S.
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06-19-2008, 10:45 AM
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a Philco Hippo eh? I hear good things about them, and they do look neat. Does that use octals or those goofy Philco loctal tubes?
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06-19-2008, 05:53 PM
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Where do you find that stuff, Sandy? Those "hippos" are cool!! IIRC, Philco developed loctals for possible military applications. Lock the tube into the socket instead of using hold-down clamp thingys. I have quite a stash of loctals in my tube inventory, since my RME-45 is chuck full of 'em!
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06-19-2008, 07:11 PM
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I always thought the loctals were developed for use in car radios.
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06-19-2008, 07:36 PM
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Well, I yanked the AC cord off it-Was broken & had wires showing where it went into the chassis. Typically, a lot of these old guys need their cords replaced...They get dry-rotted & aren't safe. I figger this l'il feller dates from 1948-49. The Loctals were sposed to stay "in" better than regular old tubes, but there was one rattlin' around inside this l'il fella when I opened him up...Wasn't broken or nothin', just worked loose, I guess. Typical dirt/dust on the inside, but I'm not gonna take the chassis out-the funky dial has part of the tuning mechanism attached to it, & to the case, & I don't wanna bust something...I don't think you can skip down to the local hardware store & order parts for these anymore, like you might could have in 1950...I think "Philco" is nothing more than a name that is owned by some faceless conglomerate in China, that dumps cheaply made junk over here now.
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06-19-2008, 07:38 PM
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I keep looking for the pics...
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06-19-2008, 07:47 PM
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I thought that might be the case when I found other pics, but this one had the nice open mouth and little tusky looking things I just had to post it
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