Philco 46-1203, anything special about it?

[NoPegs]

I found one of these 46-1203 units at a local thrift, the price is "reduced" to $65.

What it has going for it:

All knobs.
No major damage.
80% of the decals are excellent. You can guess which ones are worn!
Rotted line-cord so I know nobody plugged it in recently.
Flocking on the platter is still firmly attached.

What I have against it:

Price.
78 RPM only.
Not Philco's best receiver circuit.
Size.


I'm posting this here mainly to get advice if there's anything special or significant about one of these that might warrant some price haggling to acquire. It doesn't strike me as anything rare but most of my knowledge of rarity/availability is in the Atwater Kent department, not Philco.

This isn't a goodwill/sal-val style thrift, so I don't have to worry about it getting packered off for kindling if I don't "act now" on it.

The run code (I didn't take photos because the owner is a very nice lady and I don't want her to think I'm trying to flip anything.) is 211, or 2xx I didn't write it down with the model, but its in the 200s, if that makes it more or less special.

They also have a nice 19" Zenith "Space Command" born in 1990 on display. I think they wanted $28 for it? I touched up the picture controls a bit while I was passing by. I prefer the 1990 or older System 3 units myself.

Among other random things, over in the "antique/vintage" section there's a huge (larger than a Guinness can!) vacuum capacitor. They want $30 for it, so I didn't even consider it. I should take it up to the desk next time and say: "Is there a discount for knowing precisely what this is and how it functions?" for laughs.


I do value your opinions. The noise floor is currently at -34dB/FG¹ so your input should come through solidly.


¹Decibels referenced to one F*** Given.