• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1930/1931

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54714

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 224 224 224 224 227 45 45 80

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Recording phonogr.-Disc Recorder

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Electrola RE-57 Victor - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Notes
• Built in home rcording system: disk cutting and playing.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 01, 1926-1938

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original prospect or advert (L'Avenir du Tonkin, 10. Oct. 1931)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 with images and 4167 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)