Crosley Model #1336

  


This receiver is 13 tube,
A-C, superheterodynes with
a BRODCAST, POLICE, and FOREIGN wave bands.
Oct., 1936

Tubes:

 2-6K7,
6A8,
6J7,
6H6,
6R7,
2-6C5,
2-6N6,
5Z4,
W42419A Neon Tuning Indic., Tuning Idicators
W41187 Auto-Expessionator

Neon Tuning Indic.


Auto-Expressionator.
The Auto-Expressionator tube item No. 77 is connected across the voice coil of the speaker. When it is operating its resistance varies so as to increase the volume of loud tone, thus giving a wither volume range to reproduced music, which tends to compensate for the electrical limitation of broadcasting equipment.
From the Service Manual.

Chassis:

   #1336

Dimensions:

   High - 43'
  Wide - 25.5'
  Deep - 12.5'

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   The original owner was Feeback family.



"Bells and Whistles"

         I got a Crosley console model #1336 that was made in 1937. It was made with many "Bells and Whistles". If I'm not wrong this model was third from the top in the Crosley product line from 1937. The first is the legendary 37 tubes WLW, the second is the model #1536 15 tubes console, and the third is this Model #1336 13 tubes.

         I was surprised when I first looked at this model and saw that it has a lot of features that Crosley offered to its 1937's customers, I'm not talking about how beautiful the cabinet is or how good it performs, I'm talking about the "Bells and Whistles" only, the features that manufacturers added to common radios built in that time.
         The ordinary or common radio was a radio made between 1935 and 1938 (I'm talking about this period of time only and from any manufacturers) is a radio with a dial, 2-4 generic knobs, 1-3 bands, one speaker (table top models - with 8 inch or less, console model - with 12 inches or less), and tube count of 8 or less for table top (tombstone) models and 10 or less for console models.

         I found thirteen "Bells and Whistles" in my Crosley console.

1. Neon Tuning Indicator (a very rare feature) Located behind the Crosley trademark.
2. A 15-inch speaker (a very rare feature)
3. A decorative speaker board (I have only seen this on Crosley radios, usually this is unpainted plywood)

4. An acoustic labyrinth.
5. Two speeds of tuning (the same type of mechanism like in Silvertone radios)
6. Two hand dial pointers.
7. AFC (Automatic Frequency Control)
8. Illuminated AFC control. "Mystique Hand"

9. Illuminated five-range tone control.
10. Illuminated band indicator. (Blue - Broadcast band, Red - Police, Green SW)
11. Auto-Expressionator tube. (a very rare feature)
12. An Illuminated Auto-Expressionator control.
13. 13 tubes.
Note:
Another thing about the radio that isn't really a feature is that it has the Crosley emblem on the cabinet.

I'm not count 7 ½ dial size.