• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50782

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 7C5 XXL 7B7 7B7 7C6 7C6 41 41 6X5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• 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) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 42-1008P Radio-Phonograph - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 29.8 x 38 x 15.1 inch / 757 x 965 x 384 mm

• Notes
• Model 42-1008 uses Philco's "Beam of Light" phonograph pickup with an automatic turntable. The turntable has two speeds: 39.5 and 78 RPM, with a neon lamp stroboscopic speed indicator. Compatible with the HR-2 home recording record cutting attachment. Model 42-1008 is similar to 42-1009 except for cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 135.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1942 RMS Year Book)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4072 models, 2221 with images and 3721 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA