• 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
• 67873

• • alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6H6 6K7 6F6 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 252 kHz

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6S27 Ch= 5619 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 16.8 x 22.6 x 13 inch / 427 x 574 x 330 mm

• Notes

• Model 6-S-27 use the same cabinet than models 6-V-27 and 6-VA-27. Differences you will find in chassis and wavebands. Model 6-S-27-Y is the same in ebony.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 14 kg / 30 lb 13.4 oz (30.837 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 60.00 $

• 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
• Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (5th edition)

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

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 279.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4504 models, 4100 with images and 3630 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL