• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 139434

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 77 77 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 59C [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes
• Model 59C is a low cost 4-tube compact upright table radio, often referred to as a "pee-wee" or "cigar box" design because of its compactness. It is a continuation of a series of similar 4-tube models with different styles of compact cabinets, which included the 53C (1933), the 57C (1933), the 58C (1934). These 4-tube designs use regeneration in the IF amplifier to improve sensitivity. There are four versions of model 59: model 59C (early version, 1934) with vertical bars through the speaker opening and a photofinish front panel with faux inlay and burl patterns, model 59C (late version, 1935) with a wooden front and a wave pattern at the top of the speaker opening, model 59S (early version, 1934-35) with an "owl" pattern on the front panel, and model 59S (late version, 1935) with a spoked arch speaker opening.

• Source of data
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Serv. Data 1928-36; Philco Service Bulletin #192

• Author
• Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4006 models, 2204 with images and 3656 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA