Silvertone 1949 5-Tube Auto Radio Order= 57L 1949

Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 56060
    • Brand: Silvertone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Silvertone 1949 5-Tube Auto Radio Order= 57L 1949 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 6.375 x 6.5 x 11.5 inch / 162 x 165 x 292 mm
  • Notes

  • The Sears Silvertone 1949 is a 6V battery operated 5 tube BC band car radio.  Uses Vibrator to generate the B+ voltage.  Has Bias cell. Chassis and schematic used in this model also used in model 1949A.

    Catalog States: Automatic Volume Control, Full Dynamic Speaker, illuminated Dial.

    Order number 57L 1949 Cash Price $ 18.95  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Corona Radio and Television Corp., Chicago, Ill (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 104).

    There is also a different Sears Silvertone 1949 car radio model from the same year, from the same manufacturer and has the same tube line-up!! The schematic of this model is slightly different.

     

     

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 18.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

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