Philco 53A s console radio ;^)

[Reece]

Model 53 (no A) is around 1930, IIRC, nowhere near this radio. Did they use a different numbering system on Canadian sets?

[diamondsouled]

Originally Posted by Reece

Model 53 (no A) is around 1930, IIRC, nowhere near this radio. Did they use a different numbering system on Canadian sets?

According to the Philco Radio page:

"By June 1938, the radios produced in Canada began to look very different from USA Philcos. The company also adopted its own model numbering scheme, which results in confusion today among radio collectors, since many later Canadian Philcos used the same model numbers as older USA Philco sets."

http://www.philcoradio.com/world/canada.htm

The 53X in the picture is the same as mine.

Cheers

Lar

[electroking]

Hello again,

Here is the closest I could come up with. I found a model 53 (not 53A) but the
tube complement for this one looks more similar. It is very unlikely that this radio
had anything other than a 80 as the rectifier. Will get back to you later.
Regards.

P.S. It would be useful to have a close-up view of the data plate, and
to determine whether the output stage is actually single-ended or
push-pull.

[jjhobson]

I have this same model. It took awhile to find the year and model and I have yet to find even a ball-park value. Do either of you have any idea what they are worth today?