56 Pioneer Grill variant 2

Ozarka Inc.; Chicago

  • Year
  • 1932
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 246651

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); 1 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 56 Pioneer [Grill variant 2] - Ozarka Inc.; Chicago
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Notes
  • Line frequency = 60 Hz. See the picture from the folder to dealers with a dealer price. This was $ 19.95 and the public price was $ 29.95. Pioneer model 56 has a Magnavox speaker and a three-gang-tuning-capacitor. The overall length of antenna (to match) should have a length of 50 to 75 feet. The same chassis can be found in the Console Pioneer model 56 - and naturally in the Belmont radio 51C - where it comes from. See also the indication on the back plate: BRC. The Pioneer 56 seems having two different cabinets (see grill).

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 29.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Donald Patterson
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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