There’s something magical about the clunk of a heavy 1950s portable radio – the solid thunk of Bakelite, the warm hum of tubes glowing to life. This is exactly why [Ken’s Lab] took on the restoration ...

Philco was a common household brand for many years. The company started in 1892, making street lights. Then they pivoted to batteries. This was big business when early radios were all battery-operated ...

Today’s Historical Treasure from the Vigo County Historical Society Museum is a Philco portable radio from the 1930s. The radio has a wooden case and a beautiful Art Deco dial with the word Transitone ...

Question: Enclosed are photos of a Philco bar and radio Model 510-37-650 and some original glassware that came with it. The barware set is incomplete and I cannot find replacements. Please provide ...

An advertisement for the new Philco Model 45L Radio told readers it was available at five stores on the Island. "Look at the list below -- pick out your nearest Philco dealer," the ad encouraged.

Philco's Mystery Control (1939) was a battery-operated radio transmitter, so it didn't have to be in the same room as the radio it was controlling. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has ...