• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1934–1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47812

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6F7 6D6 6B7 12A5 12Z3 12Z3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Direct Current supply (DC) / 32 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 62-138 Order= 462 B 138 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 16.5 x 10.5 inch / 368 x 419 x 267 mm

• Notes

• Farm Radio with wall plug. Sync. vibrator for +B. The "B" power unit hangs by rubber bands from two hooks mounted on the inside of the cabinet top and plugs into the back of the chassis. Information from Rider's 6-11, 6-12 suggest ONLY BC band.

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.95 $

• 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 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 6-11, 6-12

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 45.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall and Winter 1934/35 page 320)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1935/36, No.123, page 420.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2291 models, 1459 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