1933 Stewart Warner Companion
Model R115
Model R115
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Cabinet Style: Mantle Tube Count: 5 Circuit Type: Superheterodyne Power: AC ("Transformerless") Bands: AM Broadcast, Police Tubes: 78(2), 6B7, 43, 80 Speaker: 4" Dynamic Original Cost: ? |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his first "Fireside Chat." to the radio audience
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Click here to read the Radio Almanac for 1933
This is a transformer-less radio, one of the first generation to eliminate the power transformer. These sets used a resistance line cord to facilitate the transformer-less design.
Starting in the 1930's police stations broadcast police calls on the frequencies immediately above the broadcast band and it became popular to "listen in" thus the inclusion of the police band in this set.
Starting in the 1930's police stations broadcast police calls on the frequencies immediately above the broadcast band and it became popular to "listen in" thus the inclusion of the police band in this set.
In 1912, the Stewart Warner Speedometer Corporation was formed from 2 parent companies making automotive electric and ignition components. In 1925, they began radio production which lasted until 1954.
Stewart Warner is now a brand of Maxima Technologies, the company can be visited at www.stewartwarner.com
Stewart Warner is now a brand of Maxima Technologies, the company can be visited at www.stewartwarner.com
Stewart Warner R-115 Schematic
