56 B copper face; wood

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los Angeles (CA)

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43047

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 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) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 56 B [copper face; wood] - Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7.5 x 7 inch / 305 x 191 x 178 mm

• Notes

• Alternative tube assembly: 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50B5 35W4 or 35Z5GT

  Of the Gilfillan 56 a family of 6 different variants is known:

  56 A, dark brown wooden case

  56 B, wooden case, copper face

  56 B-CB, wooden case, chrome face

  56 C, plastic case

  56 D, no details known, mentioned only in schematic

  56 E, blonde wooden case

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 149.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 186 models, 115 with images and 129 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los Angeles (CA)