Philco 49-1002

[captainmoody]

Thanks, Eric H, Carmine, and Classicradios!
Does anyone know if Morgan McMahon is still around? He would have to be about 85 or so today..
How about Charles Seidel of Santa Barbara? He was the TV collector featured in A Flick Of The Switch as well. From the photo, he had a lot of Motorola and Hallicrafters 7" sets.

[Steve K]

I believe that he passed away about a year or so ago. There was a thread about it in the Antique Radio Forum if I remember correctly.

Steve

[Steve K]

I take that back. I did a search at ARF and could not find anything about his death. The last report I saw was that he and his wife are living in Southern California.

Steve

[captainmoody]

I did a search and found a Morgan McMahon living in California, his age is listed as 83. As far as Charles Seidel, there are four in California age 48 to 85. Looks like they're still around, maybe no longer collecting though..

[radio63]

Morgan McMahon is indeed alive and well in Southern California. A heck of a nice man, I have had the pleasure of speaking to him many times over the years. I don't know if he is actively collecting any more, but he did have some nice items in his collection as of about 10 years ago or so. I bought "Flick of the Switch" when I was around 15 years old sometime around 1978. What a fantastic book to get young people interested in collecting vintage radios and TVs. I read that book cover to cover many times over the years. Don't know anything about Chuck Seidel, nor have I ever run into anyone that mentioned him. I never thought to ask Morgan about him. Maybe he is no longer collecting(?)

Gilbert

[captainmoody]

After moving from Arizona to Michigan, I spoke with Morgan a few times in the late 70's, seeking advice on the restoration of an old, old Freshman Masterpiece battery radio. He was always very kind, and took time to explain things thoroughly to me.
I lost interest in radio by 1977, and was then hooked forever on tv collecting. This Philco find however, brought back those early memories of the man and his book that started it all for me!
I am glad that I still have that book, as tattered as it is, it means a lot to me.