8T-1401 V (8T1401, 140 IV)

Ultramar Mfg. Corp. (Troubador); Chicago (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1941 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 293080
    • Brand: Troubador

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Material
  • Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8T-1401 V - Ultramar Mfg. Corp. Troubador;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 9.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 inch / 241 x 165 x 165 mm
  • Notes

  • Model 8T-1401 V is called "Ivory Compact Radio" and Model 8T-1401 is called "Walnut Compact Radio".

    All data is taken from retail advertisement titled "Outstanding Values in 1941 Radios" on page 399 of the 1941 "Gift Book and General Catalog" of the Fort  Dearborn Mercantile Company, (Chicago, Illinois) which displays seven radio models named "Troubador": 8T/1401 and 8T/1401V; 8T/1501 and 8T/1501V; 8T/1411; 8T/1503; DeWald 6H/817 Console Radio; 8T/1601; 8T/1611 and 8T/1521.

    Material:  Advert states "modern plastic," but this may be Bakelite.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 7 lb (7 lb 0 oz) / 3.178 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 14.98 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Fort Dearborn Mercantile Company 1941 Gift and General Catalog)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Author
  • Model page created by Henry Boyars. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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