Airline 290 Miracle Order= P462 C 290
Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1938/1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 47971
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- Brand: Airline or Air-Line
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Airline 290 Miracle Order= P462 C 290 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 330 x 215 x 180 mm / 13 x 8.5 x 7.1 inch
- Notes
-
BC (535-1720 kHz) band with 6 pushbutton station selectors. Tuning eye.
There are three Airline models with different colours and materials: Airline model 274 is in Black bakelite, Airline model 288 is in Brown bakelite and Airline model 290 is in Ivory Plastikon.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4.9 kg / 10 lb 12.7 oz (10.793 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 14.95 US$
- 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 9 = 1938 and before
- Mentioned in
- Rider's 9-9, 9-10, 9-11
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 34.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 44.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring & Summer 1938 page 457. Fall/Winter 1938/39, No. 129, page 579.)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring/Summer 1939, No.130, page 565.)
- Other Models
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Here you find 2288 models, 1453 with images and 1786 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
Collections
The model Airline 290 Miracle is part of the collections of the following members.