Philco 'mystery control' remote on the bay

[Adam]

I'm kind of into Philcos from these years, if only because nobody likes the cabinets and they're good radios can be had for cheap compared to other console radios of the era. The only big drawback is all the rubber insulated wire you have to replace. (But then everybody used that stuff then, I just did a Zenith 8S-563 that also had that stinking rubber stuff in it)

I have 2 of the Philcos, I just repaired a 41-295, and am still working on a 39-116 (with the mystery control). I had a 41-629 (with the BOL changer), but I pulled the chassis out, and it was packed solid with a mouse nest made of that pink insulation, and I just decided to junk it.

I'd like to find one of those 41-616, or 42-1016 with both the BOL and the mystery control, if only because they really were the best looking cabinets Philco made those years.

I got 3 of the remotes, hoping that when the time comes, I'll have enough parts from all of them to get at least one good one. I even have one of the original Philco batteries, although I doubt it's any good.