• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 56049

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6K7MG 75 6C5MG 6F6MG 84

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either 25 cycles, 110 to 120V or 50 to 60 cycles, 110 to 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 1938 Order= 57L 1938 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.5 x 15.8 x 8.5 inch / 318 x 401 x 216 mm

• Notes

• The Sears Silvertone 1938 is an AC operated 6 tube BC, Police and SW band receiver.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band (Band A).............540-1600kHz
  Police Band (Band B)........1.58-5.10MHz
  SW Band (Band C)............5.8-15.5MHz

  Uses variable inductive coupling of 2nd IF as volume control.  Minor production changes made as listed in Sears Service Manual and Rider's 7-14.  Chassis and schematic used in this model also used in models 1904, 1904A, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1954, 1964, 1964A and 1984.

  Catalog States: Automatic Volume Control, Personal Tone Control, Fine New Airplane Dial, Slow Speed Tuning 17 to 1 ratio, Full Range Dynamic Speaker, clear life-like tone. Improved Superheterodyne circuit, 3-Gang Condenser and chassis, rubber mounted.

  Cabinet is made of combination of sliced straight grained walnut veneers and other hard-wood venners, carefully matched.  Beautiful lustrous satin finish.

  Order number 57L 1938 Cash Price $ 19.95.  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Colonial Radio Corp., Buffalo, NY (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 101).

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.95 $

• 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)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (Riders 6-44, 45 : 7-14)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942 (page 102)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (# 172, Spring & Summer 1936, page 546.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Silvertone Radios, Service Inf. 1928 thru 1936 (Pages 663 to 672)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5479 models, 3211 with images and 4185 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)