• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Wilcox-Gay Corp.; Charlotte (MI)

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 66832

• • Brand: Recordio

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 75 42 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A-55 Ch= 8N7 - Wilcox-Gay Corp.; Charlotte MI

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 26 x 36 x 11.75 inch / 660 x 914 x 298 mm

• Notes

• Push Pull output stage.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles (Riders 10-8)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (The Wilcox-Gay Folder for 1939.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 239 models, 120 with images and 192 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Wilcox-Gay Corp.; Charlotte (MI)