Silvertone Order= 57KM 6047 Ch= 101.512 battery

Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

  • Year
  • 1938/1939
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 56597
    • Brand: Silvertone

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / Storage battery 4 volt & dry batteries: 90 & 3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.8 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Silvertone Order= 57KM 6047 Ch= 101.512 [battery] - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 21 x 13.125 x 11.5 inch / 533 x 333 x 292 mm
  • Notes
  • The Silvertone model 6047 resp. 6046 with chassis 101.512 are battery operated pre war radios without integrated record player. The model 6046 is the version for a dry battery for the heaters ("A") and this model 4047 is for a 4-volt storage battery for the heaters. Both types use B and C dry batteries. Bias Cells 3 Volt. They are otherwise the same.

    But the same model designation 6046 with chassis 528.34900 is an AC operated radio with 3 speed automatic record changer from the 1950s.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 31.45 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Riders 10-6, 47, 48, 58

 Collections | Museums | Literature

 Forum