Silvertone Order= 57KM 1934

Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 56041
    • Brand: Silvertone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and 2 x Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Silvertone Order= 57KM 1934 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 22.3 x 36.5 x 11.5 inch / 566 x 927 x 292 mm
  • Notes
  • Models 1922,1932,1982,1992 are similar to Colonial Model 659 page 5-45. Changes:1) 1A2 ballast tube instead of similar 30 ballast tube. 2) IF peak 175KC instead of 480KC. 3) 8 M.F.D. screen filter condenser instead of 6 M.F.D. The Silvertone model 1934 has a 3 gang tuning condenser but no RF stage. According to the Sears catalog #172, Spring & Summer 1936, page 545, it operates from a single 6 volt storage battery. The model 1936 receives long waves "the new weather band" 220 to 400 kHz, broadcast 545 to 1700 kHz, short wave 1670 to 5250 kHz and short wave "foreign" 5.2 to 15.5 MHz. Oscillator is tube 230, mixer is tube 951.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 39.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Riders:Colonial 5-45, 46 ; Sears 7-69

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