This one turned out to be my second CL find. This lady replied to a several week old CL wanted ad, saying she had a Philco radio from the '20's or '30's and that she wanted $75 for it. Today, she brought it by and I brought it to her attention how much work would be needed to bring it back and asked her if the price was open for discussion. She said to make her an offer and I offered $35. She thought a few minutes and asked if I'd give her $50, in which I replied "no, $35 is about as good as I can do". She then offered it for $40. I looked at it again and decided to get it. She said it belonged to her Grandmother and she was tired of moving it around. The cabinet will need to be refinished, the speaker cone needs to be patched, and one of the pots is frozen. It will, of course, need the usual caps, etc. The main thing I'm concerned with is what to do as far as the damaged photo finish on the front. Oh well, it will be something to play with over the next year or two.
11-24-2009, 04:57 PM
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