Stromberg Carlson 1A - 2A Neutrodyne Console 1925 Stromberg Carlson 1-A Neutrodyne Console with Built in Speaker from 1925. It has been modified, and is set for AC (plug in) This radio worked at time of listing. Marked 2-A but sane as the 1-A Beautiful cabinet and a wonderful piece of radio history in a great piece of furniture.
Size of this beautiful console 43 inches wide 18 inches deep, and 33 inches high.
A real Beauty, will require a freight shipping or pick up. We are close to Las Vegas for pick ups.
Circa: 1925
Condition: Used
Manufacturer: Stromberg Carlson  

Antique Philco Model 116X Console Radio 1936 Antique Philco Model 116X Console Radio 1936
The Seven Millionth Philco

Beautiful hard to find Philco. This is a working radio, has great reception, on all bands. Radio measures 43 by 27 by 12 inches. Original cabinet very solid not cracked or dented. A nice refinish on this would make it look like a Million Dollars ! The dial lites up (images don't do it justice) Celiud dial has some of the numbers washed or wiped off when tried to clean, must of used water soluble ink. All original dials work fine.

In early 1936 Philco announced the production of its 7 millionth radio, which happened to be a model 116X. as shown in this auction

The Philco model 116X console radio was introduced in June of

1935 for the 1936 model year. It listed at $175 and was part of continued Philco's

line of High-Fidelity receivers that had debuted the previous

season.

The 116X's unusual cabinet was designed by Benjamin S. Nash and was patented in 1936

The 116X is a very good sounding radio

with excellent overall performance that provided good value.

The 116x audio and its loudspeaker system, features a high-fidelity

driver, acoustic clarifiers, Acoustic Clarifiers ( These were passive radiators similar to those used in later HiFi speakers in the 70s) which automatically prevent unpleasant, barrel-like boom and produce clarity of tone.

These acoustic clarifiers were a new Philco innovation

for 1936 and their use in the model 116X

described in US patent 2059929:

The 116X is a true High-Fidelity instrument with a vastly extended

musical range which brings out the overtones that identify and
distinguish the many and varied musical instruments

Some of the features found in Philco advertising:

High Fidelity Audio System

Five Wavebands covering every broadcast service on the air

Inclined Sounding Board

Two-in-one High-Fidelity speaker

Automatic Bass CompensationShadow Tuning

Acoustic Clarifiers

Wide Angle Sound Diffusion Program Control (a 5-point tone control)

Full automatic Volume Control

Automatic Aerial Selector

Precision Radio Dial

Glowing Arrow waveband indicator

Balanced Superheterodyne Circuit

The 116X is a 5-band ac-powered super-heterodyne using 11 tubes, with RF

stage, dual IF amplifiers and, in the words of Philco, a

High-Fidelity audio system", based upon a pair of 6A3 triodes operated in

super class A push-pull and providing a maximum of

15W undistorted output. The 6A3 was a 6.3V version of

popular 2A3 that is still a favorite of

audiophiles today. Additionally, the 116X embodies

High-Fidelity two-in-one loudspeaker, mounted

inside a sound-diffusing cabinet that also contained acoustic clarifiers

for equalizing cabinet resonance.

it has a comprehensive 5-point tone control, having settings of 1) mellow; 2)

Brilliant; 3) Speech; 4) Normal; and 5) noise reducing. Automatic Bass

compensation is applied at low volume settings.

The 5-band coverage is:

9.7 - 22.5mc

4.1 - 10mc 1.5 - 4.1mc 540 - 1500kc 150 - 390kc
The tube line up is:- 78 (RF amp), 77 (mixer), 76 (LO), 78 (1st IF), 78

(2nd IF), 37 (2nd detector), 77 (1st af), 42 (driver), 2 - 6A3

(push-pull af output) and a 5Z3 (rectifier).



Circa: 1936
Condition: Used
Manufacturer: Philco