• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• United American Bosch (Magneto Corporation); Springfield (MA)

• Year
• 1932/1933

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 63996

• • alternative name: American Bosch Magneto
  • Brand: Essex

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 58 56 58 58 58 56 56 45 45 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 517.5 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Details
• Visual Tuning Indicator pre Eye

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

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: World Cruiser 260C Vibro-Power - United American Bosch Magneto

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

• Notes

• All wave receiver (probably more than one SW range). Full-band AVC. Silent tuning control. Dual speakers in "tone-blending chamber".

  Prices in ca. 1933: factory $115.00, retail $190.00.

• Price in first year of sale
• 124.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Short Wave Craft April 1933 pages 733 and 767

• Other Models

• Here you find 415 models, 166 with images and 272 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from United American Bosch (Magneto Corporation); Springfield (MA)