Strange Philco Roundie tabletop in MO

[bgadow]

Philco was one of the last to offer roundies. Their later ones would have been among the most advanced chassis' ever used with a round tube. As I recall, that insignia on the control panel is an "SS" which I think means it has some solid state circuits. If this were closer I wouldn't hesitate to go for it.

[RCAkid]

While the cabinet is plain, I think it is a cool roundie. I put a bid on it, so we will see. I wish I had known about this set a couple of weeks ago. I was just in the St. Louis area picking up a Halolight. But it is only about 6.5 to 7 hours away from me, so not too bad.

While I do have one roundie, an RCA ctc-16, it would be neat to get a Philco. Seems those are few and far between.

I agree that it must be a fairly advanced chassis for the time. Wouldn't Ford have owned Philco by '67-'69 time frame? IIRC Ford bought out Philco some time around '63 or '64 but I cannot be sure. I thought Philco went into bankruptcy in '63. I am sure there are those out there who know much more.

[Don Lindsly]

Ford formally absorbed Philco in Dec 1961. We saw it coming many years earlier.

I am not aware that Philco was ever bankrupt. It did some serious refinancing in the twenties. There were plenty of government contracts contributing to the cashflow during the 40s through 60s.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Don Lindsly

Ford formally absorbed Philco in Dec 1961. We saw it coming many years earlier.

My family had a Philco fridge. We got it in 1971 or so.