• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50888

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 7C7 7A8 14A7 7C6 35L6GT 50X6

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 48-1256 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23 x 15 x 12 inch / 584 x 381 x 305 mm

• Notes

• Finish: Mahogany or Walnut. The "Chicago Daily Tribune" August 17, 1947 contains an ad from Philco for the following models: 1226, 1230FM, 1227FM, 1201, 360 and 1256. It is a typical add for selling out the 1226, 1230FM and 1227FM with a trade in of 30 $. Later Philco will offer the "1948 line" in fact 1947/48. This model is offered as the "Aristocrat Table Model" - in Walnut for $ 124.95 and in Mahagony for $ 129.95 - with no trade allowance.

• Price in first year of sale
• 124.94 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (September 1947 page 52.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder for 1948.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 34, Date 2/48, Folder 484-18)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4126 models, 2231 with images and 3774 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA