This cool little bakelite radio came from a yard sale near my home, and needed a bit of cleaning up and alignment.  Crosley sold this model in several colors in 1950, and the photos i’ve seen of museum-quality pieces show this particular color was a bright, appliance white.  This one was in great condition with 66 years worth of grime but no cracks or chips.

1. Removed knobs (this was a challenge; they pull off but had gotten stuck until i put some cloth around the back of the knobs and lifted them away from the case)
2. After removing the chassis and the tubes, used a stiff bristle brush to remove dust, and alcohol dissoved and helped remove grime.  After detailing, I oiled the chassis to prevent corrosion.  It ended up looking like new.
3. There were  tubes:  50C5, 35W4, 12AT6, 12BE6, and 6BJ6. All were Crosley-branded and all tested good!
4. Replaced all 7 electrolytic caps.  There was a multi-section cap under the chassis, a filter cap rated 10/30/100 uF at 150V.  This tested bad and was replaced with a new “firecracker” style with similar values.
5. Chassis and design are very conventional.  Volume control was inside a box to prevent dust, and sure enough it was not scratchy.  Since this was stapled in place, I left it alone.  The dial assembly was just a simple dial cord to a brass pulley that the pointer rides on.  This is very sturdy.  The knobs are nicely made, cast metal and chrome plated.
6. The cabinet is a molded plastic or bakelite, with spray painted finish.  This cleaned up nicely inside and out, using Windex.  I did a little polishing on the top surface to remove a bit of abrasion.  The original had 4 white rubber feet on the bottom that had dissolved into a mess.  These were removed and replaced with 4 black rubber ½” feet.  This worked out just right.  Cleaned the knobs with windex.  The original white line cord was in decent condition, so I left it intact, but cleaned it.
7. Chassis was plugged into variac and slowly brought up to voltage over an hour or so.  It powered up fine.  Only a bit of alignment was needed.  It’s not very sensitive, but works well enough.  The loop antenna on the back seemed a bit too complicated.
8. Re-assembled everything, and enjoy.

Tim McVey 2/27/2016