• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 300481

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105 - 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Presumably Dynamic Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Castle CP5000 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.875 x 7.25 x 6 inch / 276 x 184 x 152 mm

• Notes

•  

  Model	Differences
  CP5000	Walnut plastic cabinet, 2 bands
  CP5001	Ivory plastic cabinet, 2 bands
  CP5002	Walnut plastic cabinet, 3 bands
  CP5003	Ivory plastic cabinet, 3 bands
  CP5004	Similar appearance, walnut plastic cabinet, 4 tubes instead of 6, 2 bands
  CP5005	Similar appearance, ivory plastic cabinet, 4 tubes instead of 6, 2 bands

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 9.98 $

• Mentioned in
• Spiegel Catalogs (Aircastle) (Spring/Summer 1941, No. 151, page 450.)

• Author
• Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1277 models, 550 with images and 1040 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago