The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
Philco 49-1175 | Radios597 of 790 |  |  |
Posted 2 years ago
Michaellon…
(1 item)
I got this for free. Plugged it in and it gets power. No sound or tv, but somethings working in there. If you know anything about this please let me know.
I know its mahogany.
It has Television, radio and a record player.
I started removing the varnish, because it was in very bad shape.
I searched and searched and cant find any record of this type of television. I would love to see a picture of one identical.
Help us close this case. Add your knowledge below.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
TelevisionsThe basic technology for electronic television (as opposed to earlier mecha…
I saved this tv from demolition. It weighs about 200 lbs. the white on the sides is varnish that has changed. Not sure what causes that, but the mahogany underneath is beautiful.
Get some advice on finishing from a local cabinet maker or hardware store. Probably needs a good fine sanding , stain , sealer . Get the maker name,
and model number , put it into a good search engine and keep looking .