The Philco Restorer
Archived website of the late Rick Dippolito, known as The Philco Restorer. Rick was a frequent contributer to this site, and his own website contains a wealth of Philco specific restoration information.

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Archived website of the late Rick Dippolito, known as The Philco Restorer. Rick was a frequent contributer to this site, and his own website contains a wealth of Philco specific restoration information.
Advertising and editorial art from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. Individual items may be used freely and without additional permission on your radio related website.
Back in 1920 when radio broadcasting was first introduced, the “problem” of who would ultimately pay for it was immediately recognized.
This article describes the construction of a miniature radio set combined with a table lamp–the lamp serves as the limiting resistor in the filament circuit, the shade doubles as the speaker cone.
The meter on my Hickok 510X tube tester failed causing me to look for a replacement or alternative meter. I soon found that rebuilt meters cost over $250 US which was more than I had paid for the complete tester. Around that time I read a post on Antique Radio Forums suggesting using an LCD […]
The thrills of all-wave listening are no longer a novelty. The great enjoyment of tuning-in the world in your own home is now a commonplace. So much so, as a matter of fact, that fans are bound to miss the universal program fare when away from home on business or pleasure trips. There is now an indication that leading hotels throughout the land, in cognizance of the allwave radio trend, may follow the suit of the famous Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, of New York, in converting centralized radio systems into allwave program relay plans.
Improvements and innovations in design distinguish 1949’s selection of receiving tv sets.
New Auto Sets and Features.. Auto-radio receivers have improved considerably in design and appearance in the past few months.
From 1924 to 1932 Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation distributed radio receivers bearing the name Emerson through many diverse channels, including department and sporting goods stores. In 1932, Emerson began to specialize in small receiver sets for home use. One of these sets was the now very collectible and desirable model 25. This is the first true compact radio.
In the amazing manner of what may some day be known as the “radio decade,” our erstwhile pioneer and infant commercial broadcaster, KDKA, has achieved the ripe old age of ten and acquired a 500 horsepower voice. It seems hard to realize that 400,000 watts of power have grown from the feeble hesitant 100-watt. transmitter […]
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