• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain Ltd.; London

• Year
• 1932 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 231173

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 36 44 36 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / A: 100-125; E: 210-250; F: 3 taps: 200/230/260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 14.5 cm = 5.7 inch

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 56A, 56E, 56F - Philco Radio & Television Corp

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 350 x 410 x 205 mm / 13.8 x 16.1 x 8.1 inch

• Notes

• The Philco Model 56A, 56E, 56F radios have different input power transformers as follows:

  • 56A: input voltage is 100-125 VAC, 25-100 Hz.
  • 56E: input voltage is 210-250 VAC, 50-100 Hz.
  • 56F: input voltage has 3 taps: 200/230/260 VAC, 40-100 Hz.

  One example shows Made in USA.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8.1 kg / 17 lb 13.5 oz (17.841 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Radio Service Bulletin No. 6, Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain LTD.)

• Author
• Model page created by Ildefonso Angel López. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 256 models, 157 with images and 130 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain Ltd.; London