Bendix Model 115 Burgundy and Mottled Ivory Plastic Table Radio (1947)
Aviation quality construction gives greater power and rich quality tone.
The Bendix Aviation Corporation
model 115 was a follow-on from the
popular Frank Glover designed
Catalin model 526C from 1946. As
well as burgundy and ivory, the 1947/8
version also came in mottled brown
with tan, as model 114. Neither the
114 nor the 115 are constructed from
catalin plastic though they are often
mistaken as being so. They are in fact
fabricated using Polystyrene.
For Christmas of 1947, the model 115
(illustrated) could be purchased for
$29.95 in regions East of the Rockies.
The chassis is a typical All-American-
Five of the latter Octal era, having
tube line-up 12SA7 (mixer/LO), 12SK7
(IF amp), 12SQ7 (2nd detector/AVC/
1st AF), 50L6GT (audio power) and
35Z5GT (rectifier). Tuning range is
540-1620kc. The schematic can be
found here, courtesy of NostalgiaAir.
model 115 was a follow-on from the
popular Frank Glover designed
Catalin model 526C from 1946. As
well as burgundy and ivory, the 1947/8
version also came in mottled brown
with tan, as model 114. Neither the
114 nor the 115 are constructed from
catalin plastic though they are often
mistaken as being so. They are in fact
fabricated using Polystyrene.
For Christmas of 1947, the model 115
(illustrated) could be purchased for
$29.95 in regions East of the Rockies.
The chassis is a typical All-American-
Five of the latter Octal era, having
tube line-up 12SA7 (mixer/LO), 12SK7
(IF amp), 12SQ7 (2nd detector/AVC/
1st AF), 50L6GT (audio power) and
35Z5GT (rectifier). Tuning range is
540-1620kc. The schematic can be
found here, courtesy of NostalgiaAir.
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