1939 Sears Silvertone
Model 6256B
Model 6256B
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Cabinet Style: Portable
Tube Count: 4 Circuit Type: Superhetrodyne Power: Battery, 1.5v, 90v Bands: AM Broadcast Tubes: 1A7, 1N5, 1H5, 1C5 Speaker: Cone. Original Cost: ? |
September 1st 1939 witnessed the start of WW2 hostilities as Hitler invaded Poland.
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Click here to read the Radio Almanac for 1939
This radio was a birthday gift from my son and his family, thank you!
The chassis number on this radio is 109.290.
The number 109 indicates that the radio was built for Sears by Detrola.
The Detrola Radio & Television Corporation was founded in Detroit in 1931 by John J. Ross. Detrola became known for affordable radios in the midst of the Great Depression. They manufactured private brand radios for department stores and small retailers including the Silvertone brand for Sears.
The chassis number on this radio is 109.290.
The number 109 indicates that the radio was built for Sears by Detrola.
The Detrola Radio & Television Corporation was founded in Detroit in 1931 by John J. Ross. Detrola became known for affordable radios in the midst of the Great Depression. They manufactured private brand radios for department stores and small retailers including the Silvertone brand for Sears.
Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck & Co. from 1915 to 1972.
The Silvertone name was first used by Sears in 1915 for a hand-cranked phonograph.
Beginning in the 1920's, the name was expanded to include radios.
The Silvertone name was first used by Sears in 1915 for a hand-cranked phonograph.
Beginning in the 1920's, the name was expanded to include radios.
From the inside back cover
