Acratone 55-D

Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1936 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 185088

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Acratone 55-D - Federated Purchaser, Inc.
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 20.5 x 10 x 9 inch / 521 x 254 x 229 mm
  • Notes
  • The Acratone 55-D covers 3 wavebands. The first band covers 18,5 to 52 meters; the second band covers 52 to 175 meters; the third band covers from 175 to 550 meters. The three metal-glass tubes are replacable with their metal counterparts. The given weight is the shipping weight and the given price is the retail value. In 1936 this model was offered for 24,65 Usd. A special European version with different wave-bands was available as model no. 56-D
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 24 lb (24 lb 0 oz) / 10.896 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 49.00 $
  • Source of data
  • - - Manufacturers Literature
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Federated Purchaser catalog spring 1936
  • Author
  • Model page created by Jan Terranea. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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