My latest find A HIPPO
My latest find A HIPPO
I bought this hippo for $20.00 a couple of days ago. I recapped it and cleaned the cabinet and gave it a coat of Renaissance wax. These little radios have such a good sound, and really have a very different design.
Everything is original including the back, which I have never seen on any of them.
It is the best Hippo I have and it's a keeper.
Dan in Calgary





Everything is original including the back, which I have never seen on any of them.
It is the best Hippo I have and it's a keeper.
Dan in Calgary





Dan Walker- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
Nice set Dan. It looks good. Some of those little Philcos have pretty good performance. I didn't look up the schematic to see, is it a 5 or 6 tube set?
John Bartley- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
Good score.
terrydec- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
It is five tube radio Model 75.. I guess the model is 75 because it is Canadian.
SORRY,, It is a six tube radio.
Dan in Calgary
SORRY,, It is a six tube radio.
Dan in Calgary
Last edited by Dan Walker on Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:09 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : wrong # of tubes)
Dan Walker- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
My collector's guide shows it as a model 48-460, from 1948.
It really is beautiful.
It really is beautiful.
terrydec- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
I have several of these. They are great performers. I am yet to see one with an intact back though.
Tony V- Moderator
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
I picked up one with the coil for a magnet on the speaker. The speaker was shot and I was able to find the schematic for the model with a PM speaker. I converted it to that and it works fine. So if someone has a hippo with a bad speaker magnetic coil look through the riders for the PM version.
willy3486- Member
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
Very nice radio.
Most of their backs didn't survive.
Most of their backs didn't survive.
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Bill Cahill- Admin
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Re: My latest find A HIPPO
The only non-wood radio and AC/DC radio I have in my limited collection. there is something really neat about them.
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