• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp., Pierce Airo Inc.

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 37731

• • Brand: Pierce Airo

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BA6 12AT6 50B5 35W4

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: B-401 Bantam [Post WW2] - DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes
• There is also a pre WW2 model.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 34, Date 2/48, Folder 484-6)

• Other Models

• Here you find 442 models, 195 with images and 344 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp., Pierce Airo Inc.