• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1930/1931

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36581

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 24 24 45 80

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935

• Tuned circuits
• 3 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 53-E Mate ch= 53 - Crosley Radio Corp.;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20.6 x 30 x 12.5 inch / 523 x 762 x 318 mm

• Notes
• Ornate repwood front; stretcher base. Looks similar to "Classmate". Shown in "The Crosley Broadcaster" September 15, 1930 on page 16 with a picture are the models "The NEW Buddy", "The Pal", "The Mate", "the new leadership series" with "The Director" and "The Arbiter". The new Buddy is a table top model, the others are four Lowboys. The Crosley model "Mate" is mentioned October 1930 in the "The Crosley Broadcaster" on page 15 - with a price of 79.50 $ with tubes, same as in September. Pal and Mate have the same receiving set and power speaker.

• Price in first year of sale
• 79.50 $ !

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• Antique Radios, Johnson 1986

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• 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)