• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks Industries

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 32987

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• Number of Tubes
• 2

• Valves / Tubes
• 25B8GT 70L7GT

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 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
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Arvin 40 Mighty Mite - Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 160 x 130 x 100 mm / 6.3 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• Identical model Mighty Mite sold by Lafayette. See also Arvin model 402A etc. with a rectifier tube.

   

  Colours and material:

  Metal

  model 40: brown finish

  model 40A: ivory finish

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.710 kg / 3 lb 12.3 oz (3.767 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 37.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 695 models, 485 with images and 551 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks Industries