• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90720

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C6 1A4 1A4 230 232 950 1E1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 135 & 3 & 3 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 1983 Ch= 334 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 18 x 20 x 11 inch / 457 x 508 x 279 mm

• Notes

• The Sears Silvertone 1983 is a battery operated 6 tube LW, BC and SW band receiver. A 1E1 ballast tube is used to maintain the proper voltage across the filaments when used with a 3 volt battery.  A second 3V battery is used to power the dial lamp.

  The following models use the same schematic and chassis:

  Model	Model Type	Speaker Size
  1923	Table	6.5"
  1933	Console	8"
  1943	Table	6.5"
  1983	Table	6.5"
  1993	Console	8"

  These models originally used a 334 chassis. A few minor changes were made to the chassis, which then became 334X.

  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Colonial Radio Corp., Buffalo, NY (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 101).

• Source of data
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 243.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (Riders 7-26, 27)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Silvertone Radios, Service Inf. 1928 thru 1936 (Pages 777 to 784)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)