• 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
• 58944

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6J8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6U5 6J5G 6AC5G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 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)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 880 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 31 x 41 x 14 inch / 787 x 1041 x 356 mm

• 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 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 11-19, 11-20

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 818 models, 367 with images and 764 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan