Silvertone 53 Order= 57V 4142 or 4143

Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

  • Year
  • 1929/1930
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 56504
    • Brand: Silvertone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 9
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; Neutrodyne
  • Tuned circuits
  • 4 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 to 60 cycles, two taps: 105 ; 120 cover 95 to 130 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Silvertone 53 Order= 57V 4142 or 4143 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 29 x 46.5 x 16.25 inch / 737 x 1181 x 413 mm
  • Notes
  • Sears Silvertone 53 is a 9-tube "All Electric Receiver", a Neutrodyne designed by Alexander Senauke. The Low-Boy console is "approved by Lorado Taft, the world famous sculptor and artist". It is made of "rich burl walnut neneer, with contrasting overlays of Carpathian elm. Matched oriental walnut veneer doors gracefully slide on upper und lower steel tracks. Ornamental escutcheon and wood knobs, with inlaid centers." Super-dynamic speaker for true sound reproduction.
    Order number 57V 4142 - 1/4 is with all tubes and aerial equipment, $ 124. 57V 4143 1/4 is with easy payment: $ 10 "down" cash and $ 13 per month until paid $ 136.50. The same model could be ordered with a transformer for 25 to 30 cycles for the same price - which can be used in fact also for 60 cycles. See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc.
    Rider's Sears 6-1 schows for the same schematic the following models: 53, 54, 94 and 99 plus a note that model 99, the Radio-Phonograph Combination is the same as model 94, with the exception of a rotary switch in deh detector grid circuit. It shows one untuned RF circuit in tront, 4 tuned, two AF transformers and a Push-Pull output. The mains transformer has two taps. With special order there is a 25 to 30 cycles transformer (which works naturally also for 50 or 60 cycles) without extra charge.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 124.00 $ !
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

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