• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1951/1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47706

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AT7 6BE6 6BA6 6BA6 6AL5 6AV6 6V6GT 6X5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     8 FM circuit(s)

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

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117V = 105 -125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Power out
• 0.8 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 15WG-2758A Order= 62 C 2758R - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 33.5 x 34.5 x 15.5 inch / 851 x 876 x 394 mm

• Notes

• Airline model 15WG-2758A is an AC operated combination phono-radio, AM-FM superheterodyne receiver. Mahogany veneer. Same model but with blond oak veneer: Model Airline 25WG-2766A.

• Price in first year of sale
• 169.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 144, folder 2, dated 9-51)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1951/52, page 699. Spring/Summer 1952, page 601.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1954/55, page 662.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2292 models, 1460 with images and 1788 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL