philips radio and ge fan

1948 Philips radio been in family since new 100% original and still works pretty good. I have only found a picture online of 1 other so i belive it to be quite rare but i am not sure about that. I know it was made in Holland in 1948 and sold to my great granfather at a store in aruba where they used to live it than survived a trip acrossed the ocean to where it is now. it is a really cool radio and i love it. also pictured is my early 1950's 12" GE fan 100% original and works like new. Both the fan and radio are about as close to mint as it gets or at least to me. this is a radio i could never part with "ever"
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[OlegKostoglatov]

there are a numeber ofsources for old radio capacitors, Radio Daze is one, Antique Electronic supply is another. There is another called Bobs Old radios and and few others, shop around for the best deals. Part of saving history is keeping it alive, a dead radio or a radio that's not played is basically a book end. Phillips used to have branch companies in probably a dozen countries, France, Britain, Canada, Brazil. I saw a set with a similar cabinet to yours that was built in Toronto.

[1944johndeerel]

@OlegKostoglatov neat. thanks for the tip. this radio only works as an amplifier through its aux input right now the tuner completely stopped recieving stations. oh well ill fix it up right sometime and bring it back to how it was when my great grandpa bought it brand new in 1948 in aruba

[OlegKostoglatov]

It's still a good idea to change the filter caps at some point as they will go leaky eventualyy but it isn't common for them to short out if the set was powered up on occasion. There are a number of web sites about European radios and quite a few with Phillips sets, in fact they are even reproduction parts made for some models, you should be able to find a schematic for it. This set may have been imported from Holland to Aruba, assembled there, or imported from another country.

[1944johndeerel]

@OlegKostoglatov there is a schematic on the bottom of the cabinet i belive and i do wish to recap it eventually. it also needs a new tuner cord oas i recall one of them is about to snap. that should be easy though.

[OlegKostoglatov]

@1944johndeerel If the radio stopped working then a capacitor must have died, strange that the audio amp still works, that's usaully the first part to quit. If one cap failed then the others can't be that far behind, the last thing you want is forone of them to short out and burn up something hard to replace like coil or the power transformer. Most would say to replace the electrolytic filter caps first but it is rarer for those to short out with regular use as opposed to paper caps.

[OlegKostoglatov]

@1944johndeerel I would recap it but perhaps restuff the original paper condenser tubes or whatever they used. I'm sorry but umajunkcollector doesn't know what he's talking about, electrically restoring a radio does not devalue it at all if it's done correctly, unless it was new in the box. The Henry Ford museum dumped most of their radio collection years ago and it's unlikely that the Smithsoneon would have any interest in it. Phillips had branch companies in many countries including Canada.

[1944johndeerel]

even if i do electrically restore it i will always keep all the original components with it!

[1944johndeerel]

i havent touched it. my father says the same thing! however i do still enjoy it from time to time!

[umajunkcollector]

IF it were a common Philco, Westinghouse, Zenith or GE from the 40's, then I'd say yes, recap it so you can use it and enjoy it, but not something this rare and special, leave it original and preserve it's mint condition.

[umajunkcollector]

I would NOT recap it, leave it original. Just unplug it and don't use it. It's museum condition, post WWII out of Europe, has some history to it no doubt. Contact Smithsonion Washington DC, or the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn MI if you want to sell it someday, but keep it original. I would not sell it for less than 1K$! If it is modded and restored, it's worth les money.