- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)
- Year
- 1936
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 103664
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Wave Bands given in the notes.
- Power type and voltage
- Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- -Loudspeaker incorporated, but system not known.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Acratone 54D - Federated Purchaser, Inc.
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 20 x 36 x 10 inch / 508 x 914 x 254 mm
- Notes
- 3 Wave Bands The first band covers from 18,5 to 52 meters; the second band covers from 52 to 175 meters; the third band covers from 175 to 550 meters. High tension is gerenerated by a vibrator-system. In total 8 watts power is drawn from the storage battery. The given weight is the shipping weight, and the given price is the retail value.In the catalog 1936 this model was offered for 33,95 Usd. The same chassis in a table model was sold as model no. 53-D.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 80 lb 0 oz (80 lb) / 36.320 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 67.90 $
- Source of data
- The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Pre-War Consoles
- Mentioned in
- - - Manufacturers Literature (Federated Purchaser catalog spring 1936)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Pre-War Consoles
- Author
- Model page created by Rainer Sluga. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 209 models, 126 with images and 88 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)