Radio Receiver ER-753 Design No. 2 Vertical Wedge

General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

  • Year
  • 1922/1922
  • Category
  • Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 42045
    • Brand: Musaphonic

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Crystal or Solid State Detector
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • No Power needed
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Radio Receiver ER-753 Design No. 2 [Vertical Wedge] - General Electric Co. GE;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, slant panel.
  • Notes
  • All G.E. tube sets were sold under the RCA name until 1931. Ranges: 180 m - 400 m and 300 - 700 m. See pictures (also) at RCA.

    The first ad for the GE ER-753 appeared in the May, 1922 Wireless Age magazine. The ER-753 was available with a slant panel EZKASE metal enclosure in both a horizonal and a vertical wedge design. 

    GE was encouraged by RCA to improve the appearance of the ER-753 and by August it had been replaced by the wooden boxed ER-753A. 

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 18.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb

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