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Old 04-16-2006, 09:03 PM
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It might be something really cool. There were a bunch of consoles that looed like that (or I think looked like that, pics might be good, hint.... ). I'm imagining something boxy with a speaker in one corner, record storage in the other, and two "drawers" on top. One drawer is a turntable, the other a door to the radio. There were a bazillion consoles like this made right after world war two. I doubt if it's worth a lot of money, but it could still be a gem. The style was popular, so they run all the way from cheap to TOTL.

I had a GE like this about 15 years ago, and it really was a gem. I think it was actually prewar, but just barely. The speaker was in the middle, and the record storage was divided on both sides of it. It had a 78 only changer with a magnetic(!) cartridge. It had p-p 6v6 outputs. It was the best sounding 78 player I have ever heard. Since it was magnetic cartridge (that was extremely unusual for this era, I have never seen another), you could just plug in a turntable and play LP's. That sounded pretty good, too. It served as a "bedroom stereo" for quite a while.

I have seen Magnavoxes from this era with 4x-6v6 25 watt amplifiers, and several speakers. Hmmm.... If you could get two that matched..... Sheesh, I'm rambling now.

Hey Ozmoid, did you buy that Philco?

John
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