• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Walgreen Co., Aetna Radio Corp.; Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 140965

• • Brand: Aetna

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6C6 43 12Z3 12Z3

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 253CL [5 Tube] - Walgreen Co., Aetna Radio Corp

• Notes

• Filament voltage drop either by a resistance line cord or by a ballast. Also magnetic speaker possible.

  A very similar model is the Clinton Cub.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before (Walgreen page 12-4)

• Author
• Model page created by Dirk Taekels. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 117 models, 31 with images and 103 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Walgreen Co., Aetna Radio Corp.; Chicago (IL)