• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY

• Year
• 1951/1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 38671

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BJ6 12AT7 12BE6 6BJ6 6BJ6 6BH6 19T8 50L6 or 50L6GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455; 10.7 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 679B Ch= 120116-B - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

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

• Notes

• Emerson model 679B is an AC operated combination radio-phono-radio, AM-FM superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna. BC (540-1620kHz) and FM (88-108MHz) bands. Built-in loop antenna for BC band. Selenium Rectifier

• Price in first year of sale
• 199.95 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 11, 1951

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22 = covering 1951

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 142, folder 7, dated 8-51)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Emerson Folder "New 1952".

• Other Models

• Here you find 2071 models, 1147 with images and 1628 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY