• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 119660

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6SK7 6K6 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110/120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 55 Ch= A7 [Issue C] - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 480 x 250 x 250 mm / 18.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

• Notes
• Built in loop antenna.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.3 kg / 16 lb 1.3 oz (16.079 lb)

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Mentioned in
• - - Data from my own collection

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Continental Model 55, Chassis A7; An Admiral Table Model Radio, R Post-The Spectrum Monitor May 2024)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 37.)

• Author
• Model page created by José Manuel Silvestre. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3186 models, 1323 with images and 2553 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