Troubador 8T-1601

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

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  • Year
  • 1941 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 293252
    • Brand: Troubador

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Troubador 8T-1601 - Ultramar Mfg. Corp. Troubador;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13.5 x 8.5 x 6.9 inch / 343 x 216 x 175 mm
  • Notes

  • 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.

    Built-in loop antenna ("Troubascope")

    Push-button tuning (4 buttons)

    Shipping weight 10 lbs

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 31.50 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (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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