Philco Model 66L Lowboy Floor-Standing Radio (1934)
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Philco 66L (1934 - 1935)
The Philco model 66L is an entry level console that, as best as I can tell
from advertising, first started appearing in stores in December of 1934,
just in time for Christmas. Its introductory price was $49.95 complete. For
a limited time, home delivery and installation was even included in this
price. In some stores it could be purchased for as little as $5 down with a
balance due of $1.25 weekly. Stores also provided additional incentives
by offering trade-in allowances on a customer's existing "
old style" radio,
regardless of make - $4.95 was a typical allowance when buying a 66L.
"Latest features including Bass Compensation,
Automatic Volume Control, Tone Control,
Electro-Dynamic Speaker, Philco High-Efficiency Tubes,
etc. Beautiful cabinet of choice woods."
Philco 66L...a powerful new radio that tunes in the world.
This radio continued to be advertised by stores through May of 1935.

The 66L uses a 5-tube ac-powered chassis that was also used by models
66B and 66S. It is basically a 60B design modified to provide extended
shortwave coverage. It tunes the standard broadcast band from
540-1720kc and shortwave from 5.5-16.0mc. The tubes used are:- 6A7
(mixer/LO), 78 (IF amp), 75 (2nd detector/AVC/1st AF), 42 (AF output
pentode) and 80 (rectifier). Controls are volume/on-off (left), tuning
(upper), band selector (lower center) and two-point tone control. The
schematic may be found
here.
                                                                                  
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This model uses a similar lowboy cabinet to the model 45L.  Most
advertisements featuring the 66L pointed out that "
the same cabinet
could be purchased with a heavier chassis
" - namely that of the 6-tube
model 45L, the price of which was $10 more at $59.95
NEVER BEFORE AT SO LOW A PRICE!
Sensational PHILCO offer -
just in time for Christmas!
Lowest price at which a world-wave PHILCO console has ever been
offered. Gets world-wide reception, Europe, South America, the
Orient as well as US. Wonderful rich tone and many 1935 Philco
features. In a beautifully designed lowboy cabinet of hand rubbed
walnut. BIGGEST bargain of the year. ONLY a few on hand for
Christmas delivery - Come Early!
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