• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan

• Year
• 1927/1928

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58974

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 401_McCullough 401_McCullough 401_McCullough 401_McCullough 401_McCullough C-171 BH

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton AC-63 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Notes

• The Sparton model AC-63 (63) was replacing the AC 6-15 Electric (in short AC6) in October 1927 (with the same price). This is according to "Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's", volume 3, page 118. The AC 63 is an AC 62 in drop-front cabinet, with minor chassis changes.

  The schematic is common for three models: AC-7, 62 and 63. But only the AC-7 has the two C-171 in parallel, the table models 62 and 63 employ only a single output tube. The circuitry is the same, except for the 2nd tube C-171. The second chassis for the "Transformer & Rectifing Unit" (spelling error in the schematic) is not counted for its tube.
  See also the article here about different radio seasons.

• Price in first year of sale
• 215.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Sparton Radio Service Manual (Sparton Manual 1, Bulletin 4-1,2, Bulletin 1-3)

• 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