• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1953/1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 31226

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 67.5 & 2 x (parallel) 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 4X18 Ch= 4X1 - Admiral brand Continental

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

• Notes
• SAMS Photofact shows data for the Admiral models 4X11 (color ebony), 4X12 (maroon), 4X18 (green) and 4X19 (gray) with chassis 4X1 on the same plan.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

• Mentioned in
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 2-54, set 261, folder 1)

• Other Models

• Here you find 3211 models, 1322 with images and 2578 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL