Battery Eight ("8") Lowboy Ch= 143 (8-B-1) classic console

Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

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  • Year
  • 1933/1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 240462

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 181,5 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Battery Eight Lowboy Ch= 143 [classic console] - Crosley Radio Corp.;
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 24.5 x 40.125 x 11.75 inch / 622 x 1019 x 298 mm
  • Notes

  • 8-tube battery receiver (farm radio). Continuous tone and static control, push-pull output, neon dial lamp.

    The Crosley Service Supplement Index also lists chassis 8-B-1 in parenthesis for this model. It's unclear if chassis 143 applies to the classic console version only.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 60.00 $
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley Broadcaster 12, Nov. 15 1933)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley Service Supplement Index, Suppl. 70)

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