• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 298677

• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• 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 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Castle WP213 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20 x 11.75 x 8.25 inch / 508 x 298 x 210 mm

• Notes

•  

  Model	Differences
  WP106	For AC operation
  WP107	For AC operation with all-wave doublet antenna system included
  WP212	Battery operated
  WP213	Battery operated with all-wave doublet antenna system included
  WP214	6-volt battery included
  WP215	6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system included

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 43.95 $

• Mentioned in
• Spiegel Catalogs (Aircastle) (Spring/Summer 1939, No. 147, page 353.)

• 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