• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1953–1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90370

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AU6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 105 to 120 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 555 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• The General Electric 555 is an AC operated 4 tube BC band clock radio.  The BC band range is 540 to 1600 kHz.  Has built-in loop antenna with provision for external antenna. Cabinet color is Ivory.

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  555	Ivory
  556	Red

   

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 14, 1954

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 9-54, Set 250, Folder 11)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 17)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 14, 1954 (Page 46, 47)

• Author
• Model page created by Walter Wiesmüller † May 2012. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2140 with images and 2042 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY