CANADIAN MARCONI HOME ENTERTAINMENT -  MODEL 136AC  and 137AC  RADIOS

Type : 7 tube , AC operated superheterodyne receiver with 6 push button station selector and magic eye tube .

Frequency range:

530 to 1725 KHz
5500 to 13500 KHz
13400 KHz to 22400 KHz
Vintage: 1938

Tube lineup: 6A8. 6K7, 6H7, 6F5, 6F6, 5Y4, 6G5

Audio power: 2.5 watts
Speaker:

Model 136 -  8 inch permanent magnet.
Model 137 -  12 inch permanent magnet.

Input power:

115 VAC 60 HZ  58 watts
115 VAC 25 Hz  61 watts
 
 

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Model 136 front view
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Model 136 - closeup of dial.
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Model 136 rear view.
Model 136 with chassis withdrawn from cabinet. The tan cooloured shafts are for the pushbutton trimmers. 
All Model 136 photos in this table via Kijiji.ca

 
Top view of chassis. 

 
136_auto_lamp1.jpg When the Bandswitch is placed in the AUTOMATIC position, it permits the pushbutton trimmer capacitors to be calibrated to  the listener's favourite stations.  (Kjiji.ca image) 

 
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Model 136 AC as it appeared in this ad from Radio Trade-Builder magazine -  December 1938. Download image to enlarge.  (Provided by Lewis Bodkin)

 
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Model 137 AC..(Provided by Lewis Bodkin)
 
Contributors or References:

1) Canadian Marconi Service Manual Vol 1.
2) Lewis Bodkin [05bodkin555(at)gmail.com]

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