Philco radio U525

[Yorkie]

Not on the UK CD-ROM - the nearest number being U-527, which seems like an altogether different set. ('U' or 'AD' invariably stands for universal as I'm sure you know Kevin, and 'A' for AC only). You mention in your ARF Forum posting that the cabinet is of 'solid teak' and it certainly does look like solid timber rather than ply, but from its wavy grain pattern, the front panel looks very much like oak-faced ply, but that's just my impression from the pics. I'm not sure that in the era it was made, that radio makers would have used a tropical hardwood. English oak was used extensively in the production of carcasses for 'utility' furniture in the 1940s, clad with oak-faced ply, and jolly good it was too.

None of which is of the slightest help Kevin, so sorry about that - I hope someone comes up with the goods!