• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50464

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 78 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 260 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 144B [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Notes
• The Philco 144 series was a follow-on to the model 44 series of all-wave radios. The model 144 chassis has six tubes and covers BC to 23 MHz in four bands. It has a shadow meter (tuning aid) and a four position tone control. The standard 144 chassis was designed for 115 VAC 50-60 Hz, and the 144E export version (code 125) of the chassis was designed for 230 VAC 50-60 Hz.
  
  There are six individual models in the series with different cabinet styles. The early version (1934) of the 144B table radio is a cathedral with scalloped top. The late version (1935) of 144B is a shouldered tombstone having a lyre-shaped speaker opening with three vertical bars through the center of the opening.
  
  Model 144H (1934-35) is a highboy with six legs and a Y-shaped speaker opening with vertical bars. Model 144D (1934) is a similar highboy design with doors.
  
  The early version (1934) of the 144X floor-type console has a classical design, with three round pillars in front of the inclined sounding board. The late version (1934-35) of 144X has a somewhat more modern design with three square fluted pillars in front of the speaker and an emblem at the top center of the cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 65.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Service Bulletin # 193; Philco Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Serv. Data 1928-36

• Other Models

• Here you find 4019 models, 2215 with images and 3667 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA