[TA Forbes]

Welcome to the Phorum! IIf your radio is a tombstone model, it is a fairly common set. If it is a console (floor model) it's a little less common. BUT they are good sets when working properly. The set has standard broadcast (AM) band and two shortwave bands, and with a good antenna you should be able to pick up many distant stations, especially at night.

Am not sure of the specific requirements for your set, but my Philco 623 model, which was made a year before your's, must have an A battery (2V), a B battery (135V, 67.5V), and a C battery (-3V, -7.5V).

You should ensure that your radio is electrically sound before attempting to power it up. With the old battery sets, the combination of battery clamps and connectors can be in rough shape. Additionally, many if not most of your capacitors should be replaced.