Air Castle WP253
Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago
- Year
- 1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 298827
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 7 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 WP253 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;
- Shape
- Console with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 21 x 35.25 x 10 inch / 533 x 895 x 254 mm
- Notes
-
Model Differences WP150 For AC operation WP151 For AC operation with all-wave doublet antenna system included WP250 Battery operated WP251 Battery operated with all-wave doublet antenna system included WP252 6-volt battery included WP253 6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system included
- Price in first year of sale
- 46.45 $
- Mentioned in
- Spiegel Catalogs (Aircastle) (Spring/Summer 1939, No. 147, page 354.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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All listed radios etc. from Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago