Silvertone 215 (217, 218) Ch= 528.174 Order=57E 0215
Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1950–1953
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- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 56134
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- Brand: Silvertone
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117=110-120/ 67,5 & 3 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.4375 inch = 8.7 cm
- Power out
- 0.15 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
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- Model: Silvertone 215 Ch= 528.174 Order=57E 0215 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 8.25 x 7 x 4.875 inch / 210 x 178 x 124 mm
- Notes
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The Silvertone model 215 with chassis 528.174 is a three power operated portable superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna. It requires 2 "A"-batteries Eveready 950 or Burgess 2R for 3 volt and a 67.5 V "B"-battery Eveready 467 or Burgess XX45. Color= Burgundy, also available in Arbor Green (model 218) or in Glacier Gray (model 217).
- Price in first year of sale
- 22.95 $
- 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 21, Copyright 1950
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (5th edition) (Machine Age to J.Vol.3 Stein 99)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (SAMS Photofact Date 12-50, set 117, folder 13)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 117, Folder 13 dated 12-50)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring & Summer 1951, page 648. Fall & Winter 1952/53, page 858.)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall/Winter 1950, page 743. Fall/Winter 1951, page 798. Mid-Season/Fall 1951, page 289.)
- Other Models
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Here you find 5478 models, 3209 with images and 4184 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
Collections
The model Silvertone 215 (217, 218) is part of the collections of the following members.