Looking for info on a 1950s British Philco bakelite 4 band - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

RadioRich · 24th May 2008, 7:51 pm

Hello gentlemen ,
well I'm here in the not so good USA
My question is I'm looking to buy this `1950s Philco british model radio the only info is that big brown bakelit set . looks it's mainly has flat front and sides and the only ifo is a tag on the bake that says J.S. Atkinson scorbough . is there anyone that has nice collection of bakleite sets that I can see on the net .
I love to find any info I can before buying this unit .
sincerely Rich
P.S. I also forgot that it can swithed between 200-220 volts if that make diffrents

ronbryan · 24th May 2008, 8:32 pm

Hello

The Philco A547B is a four band superhet with a bakelite case with flat front and sides, with the dial glass in the centre at the top. Its release date was 1947. Trader sheet 890 has a picture and circuit information. Valve line up is 6K8G, 6K7G, 6Q7G, 6V6G, R52.

A picture is here http://www.vintage-radio.com/recent-...lco-a547b.html

Does this look anything like it?

Ron

RadioRich · 25th May 2008, 6:10 pm

Hello RonBryan,
Well thank you for the info Well that is indead the Philco radio
is that set worth $70. american dollars it is in beautiful original condition

also what I plan to do is to use 120 to 220 transformer so I can run it on the main land and if I need any help in restoring the chassis ask far as schematic dia wow would have that do I buy it from this site .
I'm sorry about the double post
sincerely Richard Lackie

radiogammon · 26th May 2008, 2:39 pm

Hi Rich,
I guess $70 for one in good condition is fair. A step up transformer should work fine. The set is rated at 50 watts so use one which can easily cope with this. You can buy the service data via email at http://www.service-data.com/ .

24th May 2008, 7:51 pm	#1
RadioRich Diode Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA Posts: 6	Looking for info on a 1950s British Philco bakelite 4 band Hello gentlemen , well I'm here in the not so good USA My question is I'm looking to buy this `1950s Philco british model radio the only info is that big brown bakelit set . looks it's mainly has flat front and sides and the only ifo is a tag on the bake that says J.S. Atkinson scorbough . is there anyone that has nice collection of bakleite sets that I can see on the net . I love to find any info I can before buying this unit . sincerely Rich P.S. I also forgot that it can swithed between 200-220 volts if that make diffrents

24th May 2008, 8:32 pm	#2
ronbryan Octode Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Guildford, Surrey, UK. Posts: 1,959	Re: lokking for info on a 1950s british Philco bakelite 4band Hello The Philco A547B is a four band superhet with a bakelite case with flat front and sides, with the dial glass in the centre at the top. Its release date was 1947. Trader sheet 890 has a picture and circuit information. Valve line up is 6K8G, 6K7G, 6Q7G, 6V6G, R52. A picture is here http://www.vintage-radio.com/recent-...lco-a547b.html Does this look anything like it? Ron

25th May 2008, 6:10 pm	#3
RadioRich Diode Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA Posts: 6	Re: lokking for info on a 1950s british Philco bakelite 4band Hello RonBryan, Well thank you for the info Well that is indead the Philco radio is that set worth $70. american dollars it is in beautiful original condition also what I plan to do is to use 120 to 220 transformer so I can run it on the main land and if I need any help in restoring the chassis ask far as schematic dia wow would have that do I buy it from this site . I'm sorry about the double post sincerely Richard Lackie

26th May 2008, 2:39 pm	#4
radiogammon Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. Posts: 275	Re: Looking for info on a 1950s British Philco bakelite 4 band Hi Rich, I guess $70 for one in good condition is fair. A step up transformer should work fine. The set is rated at 50 watts so use one which can easily cope with this. You can buy the service data via email at http://www.service-data.com/ .