1938 Grunow Teledial
Model 585
Model 585
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Cabinet Style: "Arm Chair" Tube Count: 5 Circuit Type: Superheterodyne Power: AC power (w/transformer) Bands: Broadcast & Shortwave Tubes: 6A7, 6D6, 75, 42, 80 Original Cost: $69.95* *What cost $69.95 in 1938 would cost more than $1100. today! Note: Although Riders shows that the Grunow 585 model is equipped with chassis 5W, my set is has chassis 5U. |
On Sunday, October 30, 1938, millions of radio listeners were shocked when radio news alerts announced the arrival of Martians. They panicked when they learned of the Martians' ferocious and seemingly unstoppable attack on Earth. Many ran out of their homes screaming while others packed up their cars and fled.
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Click here to read The Old Radio Almanac for 1938
This is a 5 tube broadcast and shortwave (2 band) superheterodyne "Arm Chair" (or "chair-side") radio.
The buttons around the perimeter of the dial are the Teledial presets. To tune to a station using a Teledial preset, you press the selected preset button, which silences the audio, then rotate the dial until the preset contacts the stop at the bottom of the dial. When you release the preset button the radio begins playing the selected station.
the first 1 or 2 digits of a Grunow chassis number indicates the number of tubes.
The buttons around the perimeter of the dial are the Teledial presets. To tune to a station using a Teledial preset, you press the selected preset button, which silences the audio, then rotate the dial until the preset contacts the stop at the bottom of the dial. When you release the preset button the radio begins playing the selected station.
the first 1 or 2 digits of a Grunow chassis number indicates the number of tubes.
William C. Grunow (1893-1951), along with Bertram Grigsby and William Hinds, formed the Grigsby-Grunow company in 1921 making auto accessories. In 1924 they began making horn speakers (marketed under the "GGH" trade name). In 1925 they marketed battery eliminators under the name "Majestic". Radio production began in 1928 and they added tube production in 1929. William Grunow left the company in 1931 and formed the General Household Utilities corporation marketing radios under the "Grunow" name. The company ceased radio production in 1937 when Grunow moved to Wisconsin and started a poultry farm named "Val-Lo-Will Farms" after his three children: Valerie, Lois, and William.
Apparently the 1938 model year was started before the factory closed its doors.
Apparently the 1938 model year was started before the factory closed its doors.
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