Bought this radio at an auction, because I have a foundness for antiques, but really know nothing about old radios. It works which was a pleasant surprise when I got home. Appears to have both am and fm. in a rather plain wooden case. Says freqency modulation on the dial. Has four knobs. There is a knob on the back that is a switch, but what for I am not sure. I assume it was made in 1949, since my little bit of research suggests that is what the first two numbers of the model indicates. What can anyone tell me about this radio, such as what it may be worth, was it a common radio, any other points of interest. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to educate me.

: Bought this radio at an auction, because I have a foundness for antiques, but really know nothing about old radios. It works which was a pleasant surprise when I got home. Appears to have both am and fm. in a rather plain wooden case. Says freqency modulation on the dial. Has four knobs. There is a knob on the back that is a switch, but what for I am not sure. I assume it was made in 1949, since my little bit of research suggests that is what the first two numbers of the model indicates. What can anyone tell me about this radio, such as what it may be worth, was it a common radio, any other points of interest. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to educate me.

Hi John

You are right, the first two numbers do indicate the year on Philco Radios. Your radio is shown in the Collectors Guide to Antique Radios as being worth $30-$35. It does cover AM and the modern FM band, some older ones cover an FM band that is no longer used. The radio has 9 tubes. Hold on to it the value will only go higher over time.

Norm

: Bought this radio at an auction, because I have a foundness for antiques, but really know nothing about old radios. It works which was a pleasant surprise when I got home. Appears to have both am and fm. in a rather plain wooden case. Says freqency modulation on the dial. Has four knobs. There is a knob on the back that is a switch, but what for I am not sure. I assume it was made in 1949, since my little bit of research suggests that is what the first two numbers of the model indicates. What can anyone tell me about this radio, such as what it may be worth, was it a common radio, any other points of interest. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to educate me.
John:
Your radio is typical of the host of high end Philcos
made from '48-53. The switch on the back is probably nothing more than a phono input switch for amplifying a record changer. Many manufacturere then
also made a claim "ready for television" which was nothing more than a phono input jack.
Watch out for the rectifier tube in this one. Some used a 5AZ4 family that was notorious for
shorting and burning up the power transformer.

Tom

: : Bought this radio at an auction, because I have a foundness for antiques, but really know nothing about old radios. It works which was a pleasant surprise when I got home. Appears to have both am and fm. in a rather plain wooden case. Says freqency modulation on the dial. Has four knobs. There is a knob on the back that is a switch, but what for I am not sure. I assume it was made in 1949, since my little bit of research suggests that is what the first two numbers of the model indicates. What can anyone tell me about this radio, such as what it may be worth, was it a common radio, any other points of interest. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to educate me.
: John:
: Your radio is typical of the host of high end Philcos
: made from '48-53. The switch on the back is probably nothing more than a phono input switch for amplifying a record changer. Many manufacturere then
: also made a claim "ready for television" which was nothing more than a phono input jack.
: Watch out for the rectifier tube in this one. Some used a 5AZ4 family that was notorious for
: shorting and burning up the power transformer.

: Tom

:: : Bought this radio at an auction, because I have a foundness for antiques, but really know nothing about old radios. It works which was a pleasant surprise when I got home. Appears to have both am and fm. in a rather plain wooden case. Says freqency modulation on the dial. Has four knobs. There is a knob on the back that is a switch, but what for I am not sure. I assume it was made in 1949, since my little bit of research suggests that is what the first two numbers of the model indicates. What can anyone tell me about this radio, such as what it may be worth, was it a common radio, any other points of interest. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to educate me.
:: John:
:: Your radio is typical of the host of high end Philcos
:: made from '48-53. The switch on the back is probably nothing more than a phono input switch for amplifying a record changer. Many manufacturere then
:: also made a claim "ready for television" which was nothing more than a phono input jack.
:: Watch out for the rectifier tube in this one. Some used a 5AZ4 family that was notorious for
:: shorting and burning up the power transformer.
:
:: Tom
:
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I have a 49-909, frequency modulation works, but weak. AM works well. The woodwork on the cabinet is as new, as well as the basket weave speaker face. What is the going price for the radio I have?

Do you have the tube part numbers if I decide to search for and replace any tubes?

Thanks,