6V27 Ch= 5621

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67911

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 15 6A7 15 75 76 19

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / =6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6V27 Ch= 5621 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 23 x 12.3 inch / 432 x 584 x 312 mm

• Notes

• Farm Radio

  DC model.

  Model 6-V-27 use the same cabinet than models 6-VA-27 and 6-S-27. Differences you will find in chassis and wavebands. Model 6-S-27-Y is the same in ebony.

• Price in first year of sale
• 70.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 167.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 279.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4491 models, 4096 with images and 3595 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL