• 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
• 51051

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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: 52C - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• Model 52 multiple versions: 52B is a cathedral, 52C is a compact table radio (one of the first non-cathedral compact wooden table models of Philco), 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
• 39.50 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio College of Canada

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

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

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder Form. 2952.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4063 models, 2220 with images and 3710 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA