• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 48324

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U4 1S5 3Q4

• 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
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 9 & 90 or AC/DC 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.15 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 74WG-1054A Order= 62 C 1154 Y - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.75 x 9.5 x 5.5 inch / 298 x 241 x 140 mm

• Notes
• Similar to model 64WG-1054A. BC (540-1600 kHz) band. Loop antenna. Selenium rectifier.

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (Rider's Changes 18-6, Rider's 15-82 to 15-84)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Spring/Summer 1947, page 668.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 09, 1949 (Page 92)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2294 models, 1462 with images and 1791 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