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Model 89L Philco tallboy circa 1933
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The finish is a bit too shiney in the photo but that was due to taking the snapshot before the finish had dried. I have a new grille cloth on the way! I had a ball doing this one. I'm not much of a 'sparkey' but the cabinets I love to do!
Harold
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Great restoration! You "dunn good."
Get a 30-40ft. longwire antenna and a good ground and it will perform very well.

BTW, Philco used the term Highboy cabinet, not Tallboy.

Chuck
#3

Yes, a "tallboy" is what Chuck and I both drink after a long day at the workbench. Icon_wink

Welcome, Harold! Nice 89L there; looks like good work. I would not have polished the escutcheon to bright brass, but some fellows like to do this.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
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Actually Ron, my tallboy after work is a long-stemmed, double Martini.
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