• Year
  • 1940 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 186116

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 8 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: C3-151 [walnut] - Oriole brand Continental Radio
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11.5 x 7 x 6 inch / 292 x 178 x 152 mm
  • Notes
  • Stein is in error stating 4 tubes only (in both references)! There is no ivory C3-151!  The ivory version is in fact the C3-153.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 16.95 USD
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Catalog Burstein Applebee, Supplement 56A, Summer 1940

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