Zephyr 8S-137 (8R-137)

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

  • Year
  • 1937 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 238320
    • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line (AC, UC or DC not known) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Zephyr 8S-137 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Notes
  • Model name most probably 8S-137. 8R137 only in Stein, nowhere else in Zenith literature.

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

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