Spotted an old Philco at S.A. this morning

[Don Lindsly]

Need a little more information like model number or more details to be sure. If it is the '56 D line with the single piece chassis, it is a good product. The split chassis are earlier and more plentiful.

Does it have the four small center controls with larger channel and volume controls on the ends?

[HatchetJack]

Not sure what you mean by single chassis? It is mostly square with walnut? sides and top, screen is trimmed with silver colored something kinda rounding
the screen. The knobs are on the front right, I remember a larger one for changing channels with two smaller ones angling upwards with one missing under the larger one. Sitting on 4 legs with speaker fabric under screen at bottom. Looks are quite nice.

[HatchetJack]

Ok, I just called down there and its a model # M9502 chassis # 14N30
Philco special 90

[Don Lindsly]

The 14N30 is a 1964 chassis. It is not bad, but not exciting either. By 1964 the industry was focused on color. Black and white consoles were at the end of their product life cycle so emphasis was on cost control as contrasted to features and quality. The basic chassis design was introduced in 1959 and carried over for several years.

[HatchetJack]

I went back and bought it Saturday after work and took it back to the office.
Not sure what to do with it now, is it black and white? can parts be had for it
or could I pirate a later model color tv into it? The screen measures 22" diag.
It would be a looker with the legs refinished and new speaker fabric. The trim
around the screen appears to be silver painted plastic. If it could only talk
previous owners probably watched the Beatles, Elvis, Vietnam war reports,
moon landing and lots of Andy Griffith, Gomer Pyle ect,ect....
Paid 15 bucks for her. I can picture it in my living room with a tube amp on
top and some 60's speakers on each side. My wife would be so proud