1941 “Little Giant” 5 Tube Superhet

1941MarPM1AFor many years, the March issue of Popular Mechanics featured a radio receiver dubbed the “Little Giant,” and the couples here are enjoying the last months of the prewar era by dancing to the sounds of the magazine’s 1941 rendition.

The set is a familiar “All American Five” AC-DC superheterodyne circuit, featuring a tube lineup of 12A8GT, 12K7GT, 12Q7GT, 50L6GT and 35Z4 rectifier.

The magazine noted that the set was easy to build, had unusually good tone, with full volume and distance-getting ability. The cabinet could be homemade, or purchased from a parts house.

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