• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1930

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58740

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 485 485 485 485 485 485 485 482-B 482-B 80

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-130 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 589-AC - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).

• Notes

• 4 legged highboy with stretcher base.
  One dial (primary tuning control knob).

• Price in first year of sale
• 136.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Sparton Radio Service Manual (Sparton Manual 1, Bulletin 29-1, 2 Bulletin 6-3, 4)

• 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