• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1934/1935

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 55947

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 58 57 2A5 80

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown); 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either transformer: 25 cycles, 105 to 120V or 50 to 60 cycles,105 to 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 1800 4-Tube Midget Order= 57F 1800 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 14 x 8.4 inch / 292 x 356 x 213 mm

• Notes

• The Sears Silvertone 1800 is an AC operated 4 tube BC and Police band receiver.  Was available with either a 50-60 cycle power transformer or a 25 cycle power transformer.

  Catalog States: Beautiful walnut finish cabinet.  Front panel shaded and high lighted for pleasing effect.  Range, 550 to 70 meters.

  Order number 57F1800 Cash only $14.95.  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Corona Radio and Television Corp., Chicago, IIl (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 104).

• Price in first year of sale
• 14.95 $

• 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 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition (Machine Age to J.Vol.2 Stein 97)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (Riders 5-29)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942 (page 77)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (# 169, Fall & Winter 1934/35, page 532.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Silvertone Radios, Service Inf. 1928 thru 1936 (Pages 471 to 472)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5482 models, 3214 with images and 4188 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)