• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58414

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• Number of Tubes
• 13

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 7A7 7A7 6E5 7C7 6H6GT 7C6 7A4 7A4 6V6GT 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 9.5 inch = 24.1 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 1003 "Chest of Drawers" Ch= 12L7 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Notes
• The Sparks Model Sparton 1003 is an AC Operated 13 Tube Combination Phono-Radio, AM-FM Superheterodyne Receiver with Loop Antenna.

• 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 19 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 5-49, Set 60, Folder 18)

• Other Models

• Here you find 817 models, 365 with images and 754 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan