Admiral Portable 1941 AM Broadcast Receiver Model 4217-P6 In Collector Quality Condition & Working

This Collectable Admiral Portable 1941 AM Broadcast Receiver. is Model 4217-P6 and is in Collector Quality Condition & Working.

 I powered it up with a variac and it is receiving signals fine on the built in loop antenna.

The original manual is included.

 I am selling it as is, as described.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1N5 1A7 1N5 1H5 3Q5 117Z6

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type)

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 78-P6 Ch= P6 - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes
• Built in loop antenna. Line supply: AC/DC set. The price in the Radio Retailing July 1941 = $29.95.

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.95 $

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (April, June, July 1941.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• 20-09-1941 Collier's Magazine advertising

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3143 models, 1313 with images and 2488 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.