Sparton Embassy
Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1935/1936
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 204939
Picture courtesy of guest Len Bessey
Picture courtesy of guest Len Bessey
Picture courtesy of guest Len Bessey
- Number of Tubes
- 10
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton Embassy - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Notes
-
The Sparton model Embassy is a ten-tube "All Wave Superhet" which "cabinet is rich carving with inlays of vari-colored woods an d well-balanced design." We don't know if it was sold already in 1934 or not. In "Radio Retailing" it was announced in January 1935 in the section "New Merchandise". See the article here about different radio seasons.
- Source of data
- Pre-War Consoles
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (January 1935, page 31 as "New Merchandise".)
- Author
- Model page created by Hans-Joachim Korn † 16.11.15. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- 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