• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1932/1933

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51050

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 35 24 47 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• 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: 52B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

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

• Notes
• Model 52 multiple versions: 52B is a cathedral, 52C is a compact table radio, 52L is a lowboy, and there is also a 52 Colonial clock and a 52 Grandfather clock. Radio College of Canada service literature suggests there may be a type 52A chassis (independent of cabinet type) for 25-40 Hz AC power in addition to the regular 52 chassis for 50-60 Hz AC.

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio College of Canada

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4074 models, 2222 with images and 3722 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA