1939/40 Philco model# 40-125

[Mike Stehr]

I posted this in tube audio, it's probably more appropiate here...
I reworked it for a co-worker. It was his grandmothers radio, he's 50.

It's a model with the rubber wiring that Philco used from 39-42? That was real fun to change and patch up.
What was going to be a power cord replacement turned out to be pretty much a rebuild.

Now it's rather quiet, and drags in many stations.

I brought it to work and fired it up in front of everyone. They were all dumbfounded that the 67 year radio still worked. When I hit a oldies station playing some 40's big band music, everyone got a look on their face like they just went into a time warp.
Glorious tone...

The co-worker is happy. He can listen to the Seattle Mariner games.

I'm more into tube Hi-Fi, but there is something cool about getting a old radio up and going.
I may offer to get his larger Philco console going, but if it's got that rubber wiring, he can kiss my ass.........