• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1929

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51119

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 224 224 227 245 245 280

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown); Screengrid 1926-1935

• Tuned circuits
• 3 AM circuit(s)

• 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: 65 Lowboy [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 27 x 40 x 14 inch / 686 x 1016 x 356 mm

• Notes

• Model 65 was available in a metal table cabinet, a lowboy, a console (actually a small highboy), a highboy, a Tudor highboy, and a deluxe highboy. The "early" versions had only three controls (tuning, volume, and power); a local/distance switch was added on the "late" versions. One dial (primary tuning control knob).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 80 lb (80 lb 0 oz) / 36.320 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 119.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 2 = 1932 (Models 1931/1932)

• 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)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder Form. 2120 for 1929.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 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