• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 39928

• • alternative name: FMC
  • Brand: Welco

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6J7 6L7 6K7 6E5 6H6 6F6 6L6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• 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: 91-C-4 Ch= 91 - Fairbanks, Morse & Co.;

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 26.5 x 42.5 x 13.125 inch / 673 x 1080 x 333 mm

• Notes

• "Semaphore Dial".
  4 frequency bands:
  - BC,
  - Police (up to 5.4 MHz),
  - SW (up to 18 MHz),
  - Ultra Short Wave.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 35 kg / 77 lb 1.5 oz (77.093 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 99.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Fairbanks-Morse Folder RA 309 for 1937

• Other Models

• Here you find 147 models, 87 with images and 117 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; Chicago (IL)