25-A Ch= 500

Apex Electric, Pool; Chicago; US Radio & Television Corp.; Marion; (US Radio&Refrigeration)

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  • Year
  • 1932/1933
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160112
    • alternative name: Apex Electric Mfg. || Case Electric || Melrose || United States Radio & T

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • 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: 25-A Ch= 500 - Apex Electric, Pool; Chicago;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 430 x 240 x 200 mm / 16.9 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch
  • Notes

  • Similarity with US Radio model Gloritone "25-A", but not verified.

    The model Apex 25-A was "sold-out" for instance in Switzerland in a sales brochure called "1933 Das Beste in Radio" by a Hs. Reinhard in Kriens (near Luzern) with pictures, Swiss price, and data for 10 models: 

    Apex 9-A (price SFr. 525.--), Apex 25-A (SFr. 295.--) and 25-LT with a Radio-Grammophon combination (table radio, SFr. 595.--), Apex 99-A (SFr. 375), Apex 99-B (lowboy, SFr. 425.--), Apex 31-CP Radio-Grammophon-Combination (low boy, SFr. 990.--), Apex 9-ESK also a combination with modern style low boy (SFr. 1080.--); American Bosch 236-A (SFr. 425.--), and 20-BSK combination (modern low boy, SFr. 1260.--);  Lyric S-80 (SFr. 525.--).

  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before

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