Airline Model 94WG-1059A
- Batteries: Combined 'A' (LT, 9V) and 'B' (HT, 90V) battery pack (eg: Wards #62-35).
- Mains:105-125V AC 25-60Hz or DC
- Wavebands: AM Broadcast band: 540-1600KHz
- Valve lineup:
standard 'All-American Five' portable tubeset
- 1R5 (1st Detector)
- 1U4 (IF Amplifier)
- 1T5 (RF Amplifier)
- 1U5 (2nd detector/AVC/AF amplifier)
- 3V4 (Audio output)
- Released c.1948
- Original price unknown
"Airline"
was a trade name for radios and televisions made and sold by the
Montgomery-Ward department store and mail-order business in the USA.
In this respect, it is a similar brand to 'Silvertone', sold by Sears-Roebuck - their main competitor.
Not much is known about this portable set. We may safely assume a production date that is pre-1953 (as it lacks the 'CD' markers on the dial at 640KHz and 1240KHz), but post-1947, as it features miniature tubes in a conventional 'AA5' configuration.
It is housed in a fairly solid wooden case, covered in a 'lizard skin' effect paper. It features a lid cut-out switch (presumably as a battery saver) as well as an 'economiser' switch that lowered, the tube filament voltage, so a new battery may last longer.
All in all, a handsome, if conventional, set.
In this respect, it is a similar brand to 'Silvertone', sold by Sears-Roebuck - their main competitor.
Not much is known about this portable set. We may safely assume a production date that is pre-1953 (as it lacks the 'CD' markers on the dial at 640KHz and 1240KHz), but post-1947, as it features miniature tubes in a conventional 'AA5' configuration.
It is housed in a fairly solid wooden case, covered in a 'lizard skin' effect paper. It features a lid cut-out switch (presumably as a battery saver) as well as an 'economiser' switch that lowered, the tube filament voltage, so a new battery may last longer.
All in all, a handsome, if conventional, set.
Last
updated 2nd June 2008