I picked up this Philco for $15 at a junk shop, to use as practice for repair. I wanted something to practice on that wasn't terribly rare, and that I wouldn't feel bad about messing up. These sets seem to be pretty common, I see them for sale on E-bay quite often. The radio had a very loud hum when purchased, a sure sign of bad filter capacitors. The radio is constructed of ivory painted bakelite, which was badly chipped and scratched when purchased. My collection also contains a Philco 49-500, which is almost identical to this radio (the dial is different, but the case is the same).

Read about the restoration of this radio.