• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA

• Year
• 1929

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 35651

• • alternative name: American Graphophone || Columbia Recording

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• UX226 UX226 UX226 UY227 UX226 UX250 UX281 UX281

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown); Screengrid 1926-1935

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Electric Viva-tonal and Kolster Radio Combination 961 - Columbia Phonograph, American

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes
• One dial (primary tuning control knob); Radio & Phono combination.

• Price in first year of sale
• 600.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Other Models

• Here you find 117 models, 83 with images and 34 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA