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Vintage Rare Philco Model 16 Tombstone Tube Radio
A vintage rare philco baby grand model 16b art deco tombstone tube radio in good condition. Radio powers on and picks up stations on general broadcast, police and short wave.
I do not know much about this radio and have posted information from a website to help describe this vitnage radio. The power cord is not the original but i believe everything else is (some knicks and scrapes on radio's wood body, see pictures).This is a veyr heavy baby grand and winning bidder to pay actual shipping charges via their desired route of shipping or can be a local pickup. Pleaes email with any questions or comments. This philco model 16 baby grand (16b) is the first of three styles of model 16 tombstone radio, all of which are today highly sought after and are legendary for their style and performance. This art deco masterpiece was introduced in june of 1934 as part of the company's comprehensive 1935 line-up. It was one of philco's first tombstone style radios and continued their impressive line of model 16s inaugurated a year earlier, ni june of 1933.The immediate successor to this tombstone radio uses a very similar cabinet, distinguishable by a center groove in the cap at the very top fo the cabinet and by its use of a different tuning knob. This is a big table radio with a large 10 speaker and 10w of audio, making it practically a floor model radio in a table-top cabinet! Quiet elegance and attractive simplicity characterize the design of this powerful new baby grand. Dark, piano-toned woods, decorated with butt walnut and old ivory trim, make it a welcome addition to any room. Hand-rubbed satin finish. Employing the same chassis as the 16x, this distinguished philco creation gives you marvelous radio performance.
Here, in compact form, is a radio that enables its owner to enjoy the finest programs the world has to offer. Technical detailsthis set has 5 bands covering 1 520-1500kc, 2 1.5-4.0mc, 3 3.2-6.0 mc, 4 5.8-12.0mc and 5 11.0-23mc. Its 11 tube line-up is- 242 (triode connected push-pull output), 42 (driver), 77 (af amp), 78 (noise supp-ression), 37 (second detector), 78 2 (1st & 2nd if), 36 (oscillator), 77 (converter) and 80 (rectifier). Surprisingly, there is on rf amplification stage.
It uses a large 10 electro-dynamic speaker and super class a output staeg producing 10w. It has great room-filling sound.
An interesting feature of hte early 5-band sets is the inter-station noise suppression. By flicking a switch on the rear right side of the cabinet a circuit is activated that mutes the audio if the signal strength is below a level set using a potentiometer on the rear of the chassis. When adjusted appropriately, one can tune between stations without having to lsiten to static and mush. The icrcuit works very well. The small second window immediately above the dial is for the shadow meter, which serves as a visual tuning aid to help the listener tune in a station precisely. It's a small electro-mechanical device comprising a vane that rotates in a magnetic field. Illuminated from behind by a filament lamp, the vane casts a shadow of minimum width when a station is correctly tuned. Philco first used shadow meters for their sets in 1932. |
