• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67337

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 12

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6A8G 6J5G 6K7G 6U5 6J5G 6J5G 6V6G 6V6G 6X5G 6X5G 6F8G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

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

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 15 inch = 38.1 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 12S494 12-S-494 Ch=1207 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 34.8 x 42.6 x 18.7 inch / 884 x 1082 x 475 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 240.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Other Models

• Here you find 4496 models, 4101 with images and 3615 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL