Philips

This model of Philips radio is a large table set with an 8" speaker.

In 1952 Philips released the 140k, which shares the Bakelite case and control panel of the 124 Jubilee. The chassis was modified slightly from the 125, sharing the smaller tuning capacitor also used in the 123 Jubilee.

The chasisis is fairly run of the mill Philips layout with six  valves. The control knobs also follow the then current Philips layout.

Where the radio does change the mold slightly is the "band spread" feature. This expanded the tuning dial for the 25m (11.4 - 12 MC,   MegaCycles or MegaHertz) and the 31m (9.4 - 10 MC.) bands. This made tuning much easier within those ranges.

However, this is still a fairly basic set by European standards. Philips European radios already had "magic eye" tuning, treble and bass controls, fine tuning, etc. Things that the Australian market would rarely see on sets this size.

This example was bought at the HRSA auction in November 2021 for $30. However, whilst the cabinet is in good condition, it needs extensive work under the hood as it is compleatly original. Although it does work. The mark on the speaker cloth is purely cosmetic.

This model has the short lived flipup dial. It has two problems, a) you need a dark background to read it, and b) cleaning was a big issue with the transfer often wiped clean off.

Page last updated: 1 December 2021