• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)

• Year
• 1939/1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 48901

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12A8GT 12K7GT 12Q7GT 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 / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 53C Ch= 5C - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.125 x 6.25 x 6.25 inch / 232 x 159 x 159 mm

• Notes

• Tuning Range 540 to 1720 kHz (kc). Ivory finish plastic cabinet.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Motorola Folder H-101A for 1940.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4607 models, 2964 with images and 4106 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)