• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1931/1932

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50485

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• Number of Tubes
• 11

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 24 24 24 27 27 27 27 45 45 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• 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: 212 Radio-Phonograph [Early ] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes

• Models 212 and 212A were radio-phonographs using chassis similar to radio-only models 112 and 112A and likewise had an early version using two 45 output tubes and a late version with two 47 tubes. Model 212 is for 115 VAC 50-60 Hz, and model 212A is for 25-60 Hz. The console cabinet, like those for 112, were designed by Norman Bel Geddes. The automatic record changer was supplied by Capehart.

• Price in first year of sale
• 295.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (Philco Radio 1928-1942, Ramirez)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data 1928-1936

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder 2674.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2218 with images and 3690 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA