• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1937/1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 200932

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 76 76 42 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC)

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 960-8K - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21 x 13 x 10 inch / 533 x 330 x 254 mm

• Notes

• Wood with black lacquer trim.

• Source of data
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.)

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 54.)

• Author
• Model page created by Heiko zur Mühlen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3211 models, 1322 with images and 2578 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL