• Country
• Canada

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparton of Canada; London, ON

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 244392

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 255A - Sparton of Canada; London, ON

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15 x 9.5 x 10 inch / 381 x 241 x 254 mm

• Notes

• Uses same speaker (part C1776) as the Canadian "Bluebird", model 154B

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 10.4 kg / 22 lb 14.5 oz (22.907 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio College of Canada

• Mentioned in
• Canada Schematics Sparton page 30

• Author
• Model page created by Christian Walter. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 298 models, 120 with images and 265 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparton of Canada; London, ON