• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951–1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 56150

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BJ6 12AT7 12BE6 6BJ6 12BA6 19T8 35C5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     8 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / AC/DC 117=110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 2.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 27 Ch= 478.238 Order=57F 027 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.25 x 6.5 x 6.5 inch / 286 x 165 x 165 mm

• Notes

• Selenium Rectifier Case color is ivory. See also the similar Silvertone model 25 in Brown.

  Silvertone model 27 is an AC-DC operated AM-FM superheterodyne receiver with loop antenne. Selenium Rectifier Case color is ivory. See also the similar Silvertone model 25 in mahogany.

• Price in first year of sale
• 29.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last))

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-52, Set 161, Folder 8)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall & Winter 1952/53, page 854.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Mid-Season/Fall 1951, page 289. Fall/Winter 1951, page 797.)

• 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)