Sparton 53 AC-DC
Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1934/1935
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 58693
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton 53 AC-DC - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Notes
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Model 53 AC-DC is a 5-tube superheterodyne for broadcast reception 540 to 1600 kHz including police calls. It has automatic volume control (AVC). It is the simplest radio of the season 1934/35 for Sparton, followed by the model 57 with the same tubes but receiving two bands. See the article here about season 1934/35.
- Price in first year of sale
- 24.95 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before
- Mentioned in
- Rider's 5-1, 5-2, 5-3
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 148.)
- Other Models
-
Here you find 773 models, 361 with images and 720 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan