• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1931/1932

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 192089

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 or 24A 35 24 or 24A 47 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 181.5 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either transformer: 60 cycles, 115V or 25-50 cycles, 115V or 25-60 cycles, 220 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Litlboy Ch= 135 - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes

• The Crosley Litlboy is an AC operated 5 tube BC band receiver.  Cabinet is a 4 legged console with stretcher base.

  The 135 chassis was used in various Philco models:

  Model	Chassis	Cabinet
  Litlfella	135	Table Model
  Litlboy	135	Lowboy Console
  Playtime Jr.	135	Grandfather Clock

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 48.50 $ !

• Source of data
• Pre-War Consoles

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (December 1931, inside back cover.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before (Page 3-19)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (The Crosley Service Bulletin No. 35 dated August 15, 1932)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Crosley Radio Service Manual: 1943 Sets and Earlier (Page 186)

• Author
• Model page created by Hans-Joachim Korn † 16.11.15. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)