• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937/1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58875

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6A8G 6K7G 6K7G 6E5 6H6G 6J7G 6Q7G 6V6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 1068 Selectronne - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 25 x 42 x 14 inch / 635 x 1067 x 356 mm

• Notes

• Automatic tuning. Tuning eye.

• Price in first year of sale
• 124.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles (Rider's 9-19, 9-20, 10-14)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (June 1937.)

• 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