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1936 Philips 795A

| Year of manufacture: |
1936 |
| Manufacturer: |
Philips |
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| RF/IF Circuit: |
Super-Heterodyne 128 kHz |
| Wavebands: |
SW, MW, LW |
| Cabinet: |
Wooden |
| Loudspeaker: |
Dynamic |
| Valves: |
6: FC4 VP4B TDD4 PenA4 |
| |
TV4 1821 |
| Power Supply: |
245 V |
| Power Out: |
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| Price: |
18.00 GBP |
Philips (British) Model 795A, by Philips Lamps Ltd. 1936. 4-v + R plus Magic-Eye Tuning Indicator, AC SHet Table Model, SW/MW/LW Mtrs/StN, mono-knob tuning control (joystick), black Bakelite escutcheon, chromium-plated trim, walnut cabinet. Hinged tuning scale lifts forward when in use. The coaxial mono knob control gives volume, tone, coarse and fine tuning ! Its price when new, was 18 GBP.Top quality radio for that decade and pretty expensive, too, considering the salaries people used to get before the WW2.