Atwater Kent Model 545 Tombstone

Atwater Kent Model 545 Tombstone (1935, 1936 season)

The Atwater Kent 545 is a 5-tube AC powered 2-band
compact introduced as part of their 1936 line-up in the
early summer of 1935. It had an introductory sales
price of $39.90.

Its tube line up is 6A7, 6D6, 75, 42 and 80. Schematic.
Tuning range is 540-1712kc and 2300-7500kcs.

Within a year of this radio being manufactured Atwater
Kent would close up his business and retire. He had
decided that he no longer wanted to manufacture sets
at a time when he felt other makers were compromising
on quality in the face of increasing competition.

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"Five tube A.C. compact with short wave and standard
broadcast for foreign and domestic programs, police, airplane
and amateur calls - six tuned circuits - airplane type
illuminated dial - vernier station selector for accurate tuning
- full, rich mellow tone from the over sized fully proportioned
speaker - automatic volume control minimizes blasting and
fading and maintains volume at a predetermined level"

Here's a smart new radio...

The cabinet was available with either the AC chassis, as
here, or as a battery-operated set (model 415Q).

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