• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 59184

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BA6 12BE6 12BA6 12BA6 12BA6 6AL5 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50L6

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     8 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.25 inch = 15.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Aircastle 131504 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes
• Selenium Rectifier.

• 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 19 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set #60-Folder #2)

• Other Models

• Here you find 1279 models, 552 with images and 1043 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago