- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1933/1934
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 58859
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- Number of Tubes
- 7
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 172.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton 72 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
-
6-legged lowboy with stretcher base.
- 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 4 = ca. 1934 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition (Rider's 4-13, 7-2)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Pre-War Consoles
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (September 1933 page 55.)
- Other Models
-
Here you find 804 models, 364 with images and 751 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
Collections
The model Sparton 72 is part of the collections of the following members.