MattTech wrote:FCVPI99 wrote:i called them and gave the model and serial number
I doubt whoever you spoke with even knew what a record player is.
Most likely some college kid that is into Ipods.
Fact is, Magnavox console stereos were first introduced to the public around 1958, with the optional stereo multiplex adapters after 1960 when stereo FM was first introduced. (invented by Zenith)
So that said, your console couldn't possibly have been made in 1948.
It's listed in the 1961 Magnavox product catalog available online if you do a search.
Note that today's Magnavox is "Magnavox" in name only. It has been reduced to a trademark, bought by Funai (along with Philco and Sylvania). They don't have any of the historic info of the former corporation.
