• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 122863

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 12AT6 50C5 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 9.25 inch = 23.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Aircastle 153 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• Aircastle model 153 is an AC operated radio-phonograph combination superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 126 Folder 2)

• Author
• Model page created by Walter Wiesmüller † May 2012. 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