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Found this Philco 48-200 at a yard sale. It had one crack at the top and most of the capacitors were way beyond their years. I recapped it and repaired the crack and gave it a new paint job. All tubes are original. Plays great.
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That's a classic tabletop right there REED! Nice restore on that 200 sir.
Thanks Signaholic. I enjoy giving these radios a new lease on life. These old radios are proof that these things came from a time when things were fixed rather than thrown away.
This is one of the ones I used enamel spray paint on and wet sanded and polished
Well it came to a show room shine bro! Well done
Nice !!