49-501 Boomerang
Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1948/1949
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 50934
Beitman
Beitman
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Sams Photofact Folders reference picture.
Volume knob not the original
RECONSTRUCTED LABEL
RECONSTRUCTED LABEL
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 110 - 120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 49-501 Boomerang - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Notes
- Color: Brown. Also in ivory. Other colors are obviouly fakes. Some collectors cannot resist the temptation to top its appearance. This has been published in the Philco Catalog 1949 which was also for sale in 1948!
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 19 = 1949 and before
- Mentioned in
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (Beitman Radio Diagrams 1949)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-49, Set 56, Folder 18)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Other Models
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Here you find 4063 models, 2220 with images and 3711 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
Collections
The model 49-501 is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Philco, Philadelphia: 49-501 Boomerang
Threads: 1 | Posts: 2
I have seen many bakelite models with the fancy finish. This listing says they are probably fake. Would that apply to this model I've attached, too? It would have been made from the same or very similar mold to get this right.
Attachments
- Philco 49-501 Finish (85 KB)
Robin Roeckers, 31.Jan.15