• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)

• Year
• 1954 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 86531

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 35L6GT 50Y6GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 117V=110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 53F2 Ch= HS360 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Book-shelf unit.

• Notes

• Motorola model 53F2 is an AC operated radio-phono combination superheterodyne receiver.
  Hi-Fi Radio-Phonograph, with 3 speed intermix changer. Brings out the highs and lows, with new Golden Tone Arm, Golden Voice radio sound system, Extended Tone speaker. Rich walnut plastic cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 100.00 $

• External source of data
• Original AD, Life magazine, 1953

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 234,folder 9, dated 3-54)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4664 models, 2993 with images and 4162 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)