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A 1945 / 1946 Crosley Model 56TC AM/SW radio.
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WWII ended on September 2, 1945. This must
have been one of the first radios made after restrictions on
radio manufacturing were lifted.
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Crosley Radio Corp was purchased by Aviation Corp (AVCO)
in 1945, who made radios using the Crosley name.
Crosley Corporation made small cars, but all civilian automobile
production (and radio manufacturing) was halted during the war. |
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Whoever owned this radio took good care of it. It's
74 years old.
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The restored underside.
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| This is the radio as I initially
obtained it, purchased from "a friend of a friend"
for $20. It seemed to be in decent shape for being
74 years old. Notice there are no decals that
designate what the knobs are for. This will make refinishing the
cabinet easier. Also, notice the white plug; it is
mentioned on the next page. |
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The finish is damaged on the side and the dial
cover is cracked. |
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The back has a piece missing in
the center and is
held in with several different types of screws. I
wonder what put the hole in it.
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cord is cracked and shorted, so it can't be plugged
in yet. Even though "they" say never plug
an old radio in when you get it, I always did. In this case,
though, I didn't plug it in. I didn't realize it at
the time, but this would
cause me a bit of worry later. |
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The radio was made by IBEW workers. That doesn't mean
the job didn't suck just because they were in the Union. |
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Let's look inside. Uh-oh. A bunch of tape on the
wires. |
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Wow, this radio hasn't been used in a long time. |
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Very interesting. The dial cover is held in with
thumbtacks.
It didn't come with thumbtacks from the factory. Another of
"History's Mysteries." |
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Hahaha, the grille cloth used to be white! |
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Up close, you can see the old lacquer finish is shot,
but if not for the damage on the side I would have left it alone. |
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The best thing to do with this is
to refinish it. The grille cloth is disgusting and it needs a new
dial cover.
If not refinished, there would be such a clash with a new grille cloth and clear dial
cover, it would never look right. |
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