• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los Angeles (CA)

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 43099

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6A8 6K7 6H6 6F5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 78-X - Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• The octal base tubes have been introduced in 1935. Therefore this model can not be earlier than 1935.

• 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 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• The Gilfillan Folder for 1936.

• Other Models

• Here you find 186 models, 114 with images and 129 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Gilfillan Bros.Inc.; Los Angeles (CA)