• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 33391

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 57 57 2A5 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 944 - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 305 x 360 x 190 mm / 12 x 14.2 x 7.5 inch

• Notes
• 4-tube superheterodyne receives all regular broadcasting and police band. 8-inch electro-dynamic speaker and precision construction give it excellent tone quality.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.9 kg / 17 lb 6.4 oz (17.401 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 23.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (National Geographic, October 1934 advertising)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 36.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 60.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 507 models, 330 with images and 332 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA