Philadelphia Radio Co. silver key fob

[cti4sw]

Found this today in an abandoned house's yard. The house likely dates to the mid-20th century.

Research says it's sterling silver, and it's marked "Sterling" at the bottom of the reverse. From what I gather, Philco's business model was akin to Quixar and Amway, where regular people were recruited and trained as sales reps who had to meet a certain quota to maintain their franchises, and earned prizes when their quotas exceeded certain levels, such as keychains, pins, cuff links, and buttons. The higher the level of sales, the better the quality of the prize.

Found at about 4-5", rang as an 88-90 on the AT Pro.

 

[pl8man]

That is so cool ! Great find
Glen

 

[wkrp43]

Found this today in an abandoned house's yard. The house likely dates to the mid-20th century.

Research says it's sterling silver, and it's marked "Sterling" at the bottom of the reverse. From what I gather, Philco's business model was akin to Quixar and Amway, where regular people were recruited and trained as sales reps who had to meet a certain quota to maintain their franchises, and earned prizes when their quotas exceeded certain levels, such as keychains, pins, cuff links, and buttons. The higher the level of sales, the better the quality of the prize.

Found at about 4-5", rang as an 88-90 on the AT Pro.

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That's Nice...congrats

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds cti4sw.

 

[Mackaydon]

Philco was purchased by Ford in 1961 and was renamed Philco-Ford in 1964, so that will give you the most current possible date for your medallion key fob.Great save !!Don.......

 

[blackbird1]

I found something very similar to this except it was united steel workers. Very cool

 

[NJcigarman]

Sterling Silver Philco Hi-Hat Medallion Key Fob (05/28/2011)



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[cti4sw]

Sterling Silver Philco Hi-Hat Medallion Key Fob (05/28/2011)



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I saw that, it wants me to sign up for a "free trial" in order to see the sale price.

 

[Evolution]

Key/watch fobs are always cool finds. And you can't go wrong with silver.

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Really cool find :-)

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice! You don't see too many fobs of any kind made of solid silver!