• Country
• Canada

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 293781

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SK7 12BE6 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.8 W (1.4 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: C453 - Canadian General Electric

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 8.75 x 7.25 inch / 330 x 222 x 184 mm

• Notes

• The Canadian General Electric model C453 is a 6-tube table radio available in walnut or ivory plastic cabinet and 4 x 6 inch eliptical speaker.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio College of Canada (RCC) (Supplement 27 pages 9 to 12)

• Author
• Model page created by Tom Seeger. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 505 models, 373 with images and 428 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON