• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36786

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

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

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 56TX - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 7.25 x 6 inch / 292 x 184 x 152 mm

• Notes
• Like many Crosleys, the dial has the legend "American" at the top and "Overseas" at the bottom, indicating that the top lists the standard American broadcast band 540-1600 kc and the bottom lists shortwave freq from 5.8 to 15 mc. It also proudly bears the stamp "Union Made, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers".

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Other Models

• Here you find 1774 models, 1046 with images and 1264 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)