• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 59316

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D8G 6S7G 6T7G 1G5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Castle TP2208 Ch= 184 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 10.25 x 8 inch / 432 x 260 x 203 mm

• Notes

• Farm radio. Sync. vibrator for +B.

   

  Model	Differences
  TP2208	Battery operated
  TP2209	Battery operated with all-wave doublet antenna system
  TP2210	With 6-volt battery included
  TP2211	With 6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system included

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 25.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Spiegel Catalogs (Aircastle) (Spring/Summer 1938, No. 145, page 345.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 12-27

• 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