- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1951/1952
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 284855
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- Brand: Airline or Air-Line
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105 - 125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 655 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 11.3125 x 6.1875 x 5.0625 inch / 287 x 157 x 129 mm
- Notes
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Model 655: Maroon (Order= 62 CP 655 M)
Model 656: Ivory (Order= 62 CP 656 M)
Model 657: Medium Red (Order= 62 CP 657 M)
This model 655 was built by General Electric, Schenectady NY and is the same as the General Electric model 505.
- Price in first year of sale
- 34.95 $
- Mentioned in
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 10, 1950
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1951/52, page 701. Spring/Summer 1952, page 600.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 2281 models, 1450 with images and 1772 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL