• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952–1955 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47725

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50B5 35W4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / AC/DC 117V =110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 25GSE-1556A - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 8 x 6.5 inch / 330 x 203 x 165 mm

• Notes

• Airline model 25GSE-1556A is an AC/DC operated AM superheterodyne receiver.
  Model 1556: White finish (Order= 62 A 1556 M)
  Model 1555: Green finish (Order= 62 A 1555 M

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 23.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952

• Mentioned in
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 174, folder 4, dated 7-52)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring/Summer 1952, page 598 & 599. Fall/Winter 1954/55, page 666 & 667.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2290 models, 1458 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