Coin-Operated Hotel Radio 47-601
Karola Corp. (Radio & Television Products Co.); Minneapolis, MN
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Karola Corp. (Radio & Television Products Co.); Minneapolis, MN
- Year
- 1947
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 231605
Cam lock installed to replace missing lock.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.25 inch = 15.9 cm
- Material
- Various materials
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Coin-Operated Hotel Radio 47-601 - Karola Corp. Radio &
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13 x 9 x 8.25 inch / 330 x 229 x 210 mm
- Notes
-
Coin-operated hotel radio. Accepts US quarters ($.25) for 2 hours play. Capacity 24 hours maximum. Combination wood and metal cabinet. This radio was announced in
The Billboard Amusement Weekly of June 28, 1947. The chassis (coin mechanism) is date stamped January 1947 also. As usual with Karola radios, no model or serial number was found.
- Mentioned in
- The Billboard Amusement Weekly, June 28, 1947
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 19 = covering late 1948 to early 1949 (Copyright 1949)
- Author
- Model page created by Dave McClellan. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 7 models, 5 with images and 2 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Karola Corp. (Radio & Television Products Co.); Minneapolis, MN
Collections
The model Coin-Operated Hotel Radio is part of the collections of the following members.