6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
- 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
- 67697
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- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 17.1 x 22.3 x 12.1 inch / 434 x 566 x 307 mm
- Notes
-
Farm Radio.
DC model.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 35 lb 0 oz (35 lb) / 15.890 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 70.00 $
- 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 169.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 281.)
- Other Models
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All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL
Collections
The model 6-B-129 Wheat is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Zenith Radio Corp.;: 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635
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According to my zenith catalouge this radio the 6-B-129 is a 1937 model year and not a 1936 as selected.
John Allen, 29.Sep.10