• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 297869

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 6/110 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Castle TP2217 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 19 x 11.5 x 9.25 inch / 483 x 292 x 235 mm

• Notes

• Combination 6-volt battery or 110-volt A.C. power.

  Model	Differences
  TP2216	Base model for AC and battery operation
  TP2217	Base model with all-wave doublet antenna system included
  TP2218	Base model with 6-volt battery included
  TP2219	Base model with 6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system   included

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 43.50 $

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

• Author
• Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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