• Year
  • 1936/1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 50533

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 37-34B [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Notes
  • The Philco model 37-34 series are farm radios with a 5-tube single band chassis using a 6 VDC vibrator power supply.

    There are four models in the series with different cabinet styles. The early version of model 37-34B is a cathedral with an arch-shaped profile. The late version is a rectangular tombstone.

    The early version of model 37-34F is a floor-type console with a tulip pattern in the speaker opening; the late version has a large rectangular speaker grill with three vertical bars in front of the speaker.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 50.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder No. PR-430 for 1937.

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