Emerson radio in jewel box

Hello, who can identify this Emerson radio, built in a wooden jewel box?

Tube line-up is 3S4 - 1R5 - 1S5 - 1T4.

The box lid contains a loop antenna.

Unfortunately, the bottom cover of the box is missing.

The chassis seems quite identical to Emerson Model 508.

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Hello,

That is an Emerson 455  battery radio.

Regards,

Mário Coelho

 

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Thank You Mario,

 

Do you perhaps have any information about this set?

 

Georges

 

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It's definitely a prewar Emerson 432 personal radio (called the Power Mite) built into what looks like an Ingraham-style cabinet.  For schematic info, best bet it to find it in Radiomuseum's database.

Bill

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You can see one photo in Pag. 86 of  Collector's To Antique Radios- 6th edition.

And the folowing text:

Table, jewelry box style ornate case, opening hinged lid turns radio on, feet, 2 thumbwheel knobs, BC, 4 tubes, battery.

This is not much but I hope it can help you.

Regards

Mário Coelho

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This is definitely the model 455, as found in

- Slusser: Collectors Guide...5th and 7th edition, both with picture, and
- Machine Age to Jet Age II, also with picture and marked as Ingraham cabinet.

not in Riders Perrpetual and not in Beitmans.

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Thank you Gentlemen, for helping me to identify this set.

I will upload it now.

 

By the way, what does Ingraham mean?

 

Best regards

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Ingraham is the name of a designer / maker(?) of elaborate wooden cabinets. for the radio industry.

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I've always assumed that the Ingraham company that made radio cabinets is the same as the Ingraham company that made clocks (many of which had wooden cases).  Can anyone confirm whether this is correct or not?

Tom

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Admitedly second hand, but see here in an interesting museum site

http://www.kenmartin.net/museum/radio.html

Regards,

Roy

 

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Thanks, Roy.  That would seem to confirm what I've heard before.

Tom

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