• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 57312

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8G 6U7G 6U7G 6J5G 6U5 6Q7G 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 4.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone R1181 Ch= 101.611 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 16.5 x 15.375 x 9.75 inch / 419 x 391 x 248 mm

• Notes

• Built in loop antenna. 540 to 1600 kc.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Guide to Old Radios

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 12-14

• Other Models

• Here you find 5487 models, 3219 with images and 4193 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)