• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36897

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6H6 6K7 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles 110 volts or 25 c. 110 v or 25 c. 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 655 Olympia - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.25 x 16.5 x 8.75 inch / 311 x 419 x 222 mm

• Notes
• For the 655 Olympia models and the Buccaneer 635 models there are 3 different transformers possible: 60 cycle 110 volt, 25 cycles 110 volt and 25 cycles 220 volt. Tuning ranges are 540 to 1700 kHz broadcast, 1.7 MHz to 5.2 MHz and 5.4 to 15.3 MHz. There may have been used two different sets of knobs: wooden knobs (according to a photo of Greg Armstrong at Crosleyradios.com), which can be wrong knobs, or 8 sided bakelite knobs which can be seen on the Crosley folder. See also the model Buccaneer 635 with the same cabinet but other tubes and other features. There is also an Olympia thumbstone model. The chassis/schematic is identical with the model 655M. The date of the schematic is November 1935.
  
  See details about season 1935/36 here. For Crosley and many collectors it is 1936 models, but fact is season 1935/36.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (7-43 and 7-44 (Alignment, Chassis parts), date November 1935)

• Other Models

• Here you find 1791 models, 1048 with images and 1282 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)