- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 51053
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 53C - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Notes
- Models 53C and 54C were among the first of Philco's "Pee-Wee" or "Cigar Box" style compact table top radios. Model 53C is single band (BC only) and 54C has an additional band (1.5 - 3.2 MHz) with bandswitch on the back of the radio.
- Price in first year of sale
- 25.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Guide to Old Radios
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before
- Mentioned in
- Philco Radio 1928-1942
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data
- Other Models
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Here you find 4033 models, 2216 with images and 3682 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA