1953 Silvertone 5 Working Vacuum Tube Radio

Description

1953 Silvertone 5 Working Vacuum Tube Radio.   Very nice cabinet in excellent condition.  Original back and knobs.  Nice lighted dial in excellent condition.  Working radio, good reception and sound.  A bit of a time capsule and a nice piece of Korean War/Cold War Era Americana.  Info and photos below from the Radio museum.
Silvertone 5 Ch= 132.881 Order=57K 05
Next  pictures
Sears, Roebuck & Co.: Silvertone 5 Ch= 132.881 Order=57K 05 [Radio] ID =
302022 495x377
For model Silvertone 5 Ch= 132.881 Order=57K 05, Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL):
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Manufacturer / Brand:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
Brand
Silvertone
Year:
1951–1953
Category:
Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
Valves / Tubes
5:
12BE6
12BA6
12AT6
50C5
35W4
Main principle
Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
Tuned circuits
6 AM circuit(s)
Wave bands
Broadcast only (MW).
Details
Power type and voltage
AC/DC-set / Either AC: 25 to 60 cycles, 105 to 125V or DC: 105 to 125 Volt
Loudspeaker
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
Power out
from Radiomuseum.org
Model:
Silvertone 5 Ch= 132.881 Order=57K 05
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
Material
Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
Shape
Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
Dimensions (WHD)
11.25 x 6.5 x 5.25 inch / 286 x 165 x 133 mm
Notes
The
Sears Silvertone 5
is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver.  BC band tuning range is 540 to 1600kHz.  Uses chassis 132.881.  Has built-in loop antenna and lighted dial with gold color metal grille.
The following radio's use the same chassis and schematic:
Model
Cabinet Color
Silvertone 5
Brown
Silvertone 6
Ivory
Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
2.1 kg / 4 lb 10 oz (4.626 lb)
Price in first year of sale
19.95 $
!
Source of data
Machine Age to Jet Age II
Circuit diagram reference
Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952
Literature/Schematics (1)
Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS
(Date 9-51, set 144, folder 10)
Literature/Schematics (2)
Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone)
(Fall & Winter 1952/53, page 856. Spring & Summer 1951, page 646.)
Literature/Schematics (3)
Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone)
(Mid-Season/Fall 1951, page 288. Fall/Winter 1951, page 796.)
Literature/Schematics (4)
Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 12, 1952
(Page 118)