5S29 Ch= 5513 or 5513A

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 67655

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6B6 6F6 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 252 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5S29 Ch= 5513 or 5513A - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.9 x 18 x 8.9 inch / 226 x 457 x 226 mm

• Notes

• Chassis 5513A has Phono Input (switched);

   The Cabinet from model 5-S-29 is similar to model 5-S-29-Y and model 5-S-29-A.

   Cabinet model 5-S-29-Y is black paintet while model 5-S-29-A is for export with dual voltage.

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.00 $

• 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 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 167.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 280.)

• 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