Sparton Portable Radio 590-1
Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 58744
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117 / 1 x 6 & 2 x 45 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Presumably Dynamic Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton Portable Radio 590-1 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
- Loop antenna.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 17 lb (17 lb 0 oz) / 7.718 kg
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 03, 1940 (page 131)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before (11-7, 11-8)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Radio Today (and Television) (June 1939, page 21; July 1939, pages 14, 49)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (ad June 1939, page 6)
- Other Models
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All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan