• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 57084

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 7172 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 11.5 x 8 inch / 368 x 292 x 203 mm

• Notes

• The Sears Silvertone 7172 is an AC operated 5 tube BC and SW band receiver.

  Chassis and schematic used in this model also used in Sears Silvertone model 7184.

  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Corona Radio & Television Co., Chicago, Ill (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 104).

• 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 10 = 1939 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before (Riders 10-97)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Silvertone Radios, Service Inf. 1928 thru 1936 (Pages 965 to 966)

• 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)