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One of the most famous American radio brands, Philco started in 1892 as a battery manufacturer, then switched to radios in 1928 as alternating current made batteries unnecessary. Philco became known for its table radios with floral designs, and began producing floor radios as well. Philco also helped to revolutionize car radios, making them more affordable and efficient. During the 30s and 40s the company also made clocks, refrigerators, and televisions.
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Ron Ramirez's comprehensive reference on the former Philadelphia Storage Battery Company and Philco Corporation. In… [read review or visit site]
Jim Tripp's showcase of radios from the 1920s to late 1950s, organized by style and theme (wood, console, plastic, … [read review or visit site]
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Alan Voorhees' reference resource for vintage radio collectors includes a photo gallery, article library, PDF archi… [read review or visit site]
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This extensive collection of antique radios includes beautiful photos and detailed historical descriptions. The sit… [read review or visit site]
John Pelham's collection of wood and plastic radios from the 1930's and 40's. What sets this site apart is the deta… [read review or visit site]
Paul Turney's collection of tube radios from manufacturers like Zenith, Atwater-Kent, Philco, RCA, Emerson, Sparton… [read review or visit site]
Tune in to Steve Davis' collection of 1930s and 40s Art Deco style radios, featuring stunningly crisp high resoluti… [read review or visit site]
Steve Erenberg's extremely wacky and well-done collection of vintage mad-scientist devices and contraptions. Writte… [read review or visit site]
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Following his discharge he worked for Philco in Philadelphia, designing consumer electronics products. While working there, Gorman attended Temple...Read more
Philco -- The California DMV was running a Philco 900 when I started working there. We replaced it with... RCA Spectra 70 -- DMV's first on-line system...Read more
when kids would try to steal baseball scores off hidden radios, or a benevolent teacher would wheel in an old Philco to watch the World Series...Read more
As I say, the other bidders included RCA and IBM and Philco, and so I was kind of staggered that we won this. And all of a sudden, here's this little group,...Read more
I've told you before how the comforting smell of chocolate wafted from the shelves of my mama's Philco refrigerator because of the whole boxes of Hershey...Read more
Previously, she had been employed at American Olean Tile and Philco Ford, both formerly of Lansdale. She also cleaned houses. She was a former member of...Read more
PhilCo Economic Growth Council and the city of Malta will be honored as the Small Business Community of the Year. "This award speaks to the hardiness of the...Read more
It hit home even more when, let me date myself here, I remembered the first UCLA game I ever saw was on a grainy, black and white Philco in a basement...Read more
