Help ID a 1920s Cabinet with Speaker

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

It's a 1928 Philco model 86. The first year the company offered radios and it was the top of line model. It wasn't a custom cabinet, but was built specifically for that model. That set is special to me because it's the one my mother always talks about listening to as a kid. Amazingly they do turn up occasionally. I believe the chassis is the same as the tabletop models, so it is possible to bring that one back. Good luck.

Actually in 1928 this model was known as the model 551 and in 1929 it became the model 86.

If there's an ID tag on the cabinet somewhere (like maybe a tube placement chart for example) then that will tell you if it was a 551 or a model 86 (which will then narrow down the date a lot more).

Hope this helps