• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Capehart Corp.; Fort Wayne, IN - see also Farnsworth

• Year
• 1931–1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 222612

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• Number of Tubes
• 13

• Valves / Tubes
• 51 51 27 51 51 27 24 47 47 47 47 80 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

• Details
• Record-Changer, both sides!

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105 - 125 Volt

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 400 DeLuxe series collect page unknown etc. all the way, data first model year - Capehart Corp.; Fort Wayne, IN

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Notes

• 400 DeLuxe series (De Luxe) collect page
  unknown etc. all the way (1931 to the end of this series, 1950. Also data of the first model year, saison 1931/32.
  The Capehart 400 series models were made in different technical versions and different cabinets. Also names like Chippendale were made in different cabinets. They could be bought for AM only or combined with FM reception in same cabinets. Please look up the whole range from 1931 to 1950.
  Here we save details for later being able to put them to the correct models with the model types known.
  This particular model season:
  For the first season (which is without suffix), 1931/32 there were at least the following general models offered:
  Cabinets:
  In the season 1931/32 Capehart has made a model 400 style Chippendale for $ 1095, a model 401 style Chinese Chippendale for $ 995 and a model 402 style Adam for $ 895. These were the only models for ths first season, followed by 400A, 401A, 402A and (late) a new style 404 Chateau. Chinese Chippendale was only made in the first season.
  Chassis of the first saison:
  13 tubes: 51 51 27 51 51 27 24 47 47 47 47 80 80
  See the other model pages under their model type name.
  For an overview about the cabinets during the different seasons see this article.
  The Capehart model 400 series were introduced for season 1931/32 without suffix, followed by A 1932/33, B 1933/34 etc. through to 1948/49. See here the "Common information for the Capehart model pages for the 1930s and 1940s".

• Source of data
• The Incomparable Capehart

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 262 models, 153 with images and 119 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Capehart Corp.; Fort Wayne, IN - see also Farnsworth