• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fansteel Products (Pfanstiehl, Pfansteihl, Balkite, Balkeit); Chicago

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 33960

• • alternative name: Balkeit || First National
  • Brand: Overtone

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Balkeit "Round The World" 70 - Fansteel Products Pfanstiehl,

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

• Notes
• Balkeit, Balkite, Pfanstiehl are put together to Fansteel.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

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

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 43.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 64.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 131 models, 74 with images and 61 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fansteel Products (Pfanstiehl, Pfansteihl, Balkite, Balkeit); Chicago