1932 Crosley "Forty Five" Cathedral

The FORTYFIVE (or FORTY-FIVE) originally sold for $45.00, hence it's name. It was designed to fill the gap between the 5-tube LITLFELLA at $36.36 and the 8-tube PLAYBOY at $49.75.

"FORTYFIVE" is the sales model name. The chassis model number is "133."


The tubes contained in chassis model 133 are:

35 - RF Amplifier
24 - 1st detector
27 - Oscillator
35 - IF Amplifier
27 - Second Detector
47 - Output
80 - Rectifier


Note: 51's could be used in place of the 35's.

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