• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 59634

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12A8GT 12K7GT 12Q7GT 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105 - 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Castle AP2002 Ch= TSA - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

• Shape
• Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 6.5 x 5 inch / 229 x 165 x 127 mm

• Notes

• Built in loop antenna.
  Bed lamp radio.

  Model	Cabinet
  AP2002	Walnut finish
  AP2003	Ivory finish

   See similar model 1250.

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.95 $

• 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 1940, No. 149, page 461.)

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

• 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