- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA
- Year
- 1941 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 238315
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Line (AC, UC or DC not known)
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
- Material
- Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Air Patrol 59-1744 - Western Auto Supply of
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Notes
-
Available in brown bakelite or ivory plaskon.
Note that the model of this radio is model 59.
The "-1744" as printed by Stein is a serial number for the individual radio. It is listed here as a 59-1744 only for searchability, so that anyone searching for entries from Stein's book can find it as given.
- Mentioned in
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 163.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 72 models, 26 with images and 51 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA