Philco Model 60B Baby Grand Cathedral Radio (First) (1933)
Introduced in the summer of 1933, the cabinet of
this Philco model 60 Baby Grand (60B) was the first
of several incarnations that would extend through
to the model 1936/1937 seasons. It proved a very
popular model for the company, with an initial
selling price of $27.50. Overall, something in
excess of 323,000 model 60 Baby Grands were
manufactured over the course of the first three
seasons that it was available. As a result, most of
the basic styles are relatively easy to find today.
The radio is a 5-tube ac-powered super-het
covering the standard broadcast band from
530-1500kc and short-wave from 1500-4000kc.
The tube line-up is 6A7 (mixer/LO), 78 (IF), 75 (2nd
detector/AVC/1st AF), 42 (AF output), 80 rectifier.
I found this in an antiques store for $60. I thought
the price was too good to pass on, even though
someone had sprayed it, including the grille cloth
(but thankfully not the escutcheon), with a nasty
brown paint. In the store I noticed that the radio had
a curious rattle and upon arriving home and
removing the chassis, I saw more acorns beneath it
than I would ever care to see in one location ever
again! As a result, I didn't feel like bothering with
the chassis so I substituted a clean model 60 code
121 chassis that I had bought previously at a flea
market.
this Philco model 60 Baby Grand (60B) was the first
of several incarnations that would extend through
to the model 1936/1937 seasons. It proved a very
popular model for the company, with an initial
selling price of $27.50. Overall, something in
excess of 323,000 model 60 Baby Grands were
manufactured over the course of the first three
seasons that it was available. As a result, most of
the basic styles are relatively easy to find today.
The radio is a 5-tube ac-powered super-het
covering the standard broadcast band from
530-1500kc and short-wave from 1500-4000kc.
The tube line-up is 6A7 (mixer/LO), 78 (IF), 75 (2nd
detector/AVC/1st AF), 42 (AF output), 80 rectifier.
I found this in an antiques store for $60. I thought
the price was too good to pass on, even though
someone had sprayed it, including the grille cloth
(but thankfully not the escutcheon), with a nasty
brown paint. In the store I noticed that the radio had
a curious rattle and upon arriving home and
removing the chassis, I saw more acorns beneath it
than I would ever care to see in one location ever
again! As a result, I didn't feel like bothering with
the chassis so I substituted a clean model 60 code
121 chassis that I had bought previously at a flea
market.
See my Model 60 Lineage page to see how this model evolved.
I stripped and re-finished the cabinet using the
correct shades of lacquer and replaced the grille
cloth with a reproduction from grillecloth.com. After
re-capping and replacement of resistors that had
drifted excessively in value, I found the radio still
had poor image response and disappointing
sensitivity/selectivity. Investigation revealed that the
primary winding on the antenna coil was open (coil
problems such as this are a very common
occurrence on Philcos from the early thirties). I
rewound the coil and realigned the radio. It is now a
very respectable performer and a good-looker to
boot.
correct shades of lacquer and replaced the grille
cloth with a reproduction from grillecloth.com. After
re-capping and replacement of resistors that had
drifted excessively in value, I found the radio still
had poor image response and disappointing
sensitivity/selectivity. Investigation revealed that the
primary winding on the antenna coil was open (coil
problems such as this are a very common
occurrence on Philcos from the early thirties). I
rewound the coil and realigned the radio. It is now a
very respectable performer and a good-looker to
boot.
Only with PHILCO RADIO can you realize the joy of living.
Think of it! A genuine PHILCO Balanced
Superheterodyne, in a beautiful Baby Grand
cabinet, at this amazingly low price!
Features Automatic Volume Control, Tone
Control, Electro-Dynamic speaker,
Illuminated Dial and special High-Efficiency
PHILCO tubes. Receives police and airplane
calls in addition to your favorite prgrams.
$27.50 Complete.Tax Paid.
Superheterodyne, in a beautiful Baby Grand
cabinet, at this amazingly low price!
Features Automatic Volume Control, Tone
Control, Electro-Dynamic speaker,
Illuminated Dial and special High-Efficiency
PHILCO tubes. Receives police and airplane
calls in addition to your favorite prgrams.
$27.50 Complete.Tax Paid.
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