I have been interested in vintage radio since I was a boy and have had many domestic valve radio receivers over the years. The radios below are some of my present collection which is always changing. One of my favourites is the Invicta TV I rescued from a skip in Berkhamsted. It has pride of place in my living room. I'm also pleased with my Marconi B28 which I bought at the Leicester amateur radio rally recently. I hope you enjoy having a look around my collection...
B.T.S. Disc Television |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | British Television Supplies Ltd |
| Model | Mechanical Disc Television Receiver |
| Year | 1934 |
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Invicta TV |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Invicta |
| Model | Thought to be a TL-31 or T-103 |
| Year | 1947 or 48 |
| Valves | EL33, ECC34, EL38, EBC37 |
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| Can you help identify this TV for me? I think its an Invicta TL31 or T103 from the 1940's, but there are no identifying marks so can you help?. It came from a barn in Berkhamsted , Herts in 2004 and was destined for the skip until I liberated it. It's in good cosmetic condition but I have not tried firing it up... | |
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EKCO A23 |
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Bush TR82C |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Bush |
| Model | TR82C |
| Year | 1960's |
| Serial | 346/37887 |
| Transistors | OC44, OC45, OC71, OC78D and OC78. |
| I've had this set for donkey's years. It was (badly) restored at some point and is now well and truly dead. I had planned to use it as a parts doner, but never got around to buying another one. | |
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Marconi B28 |
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| Country | Great Britian (UK) |
| Manufacturer | Marconi |
| Model | B28 W2835D |
| Year | 1952 |
| Type: | General Coverage Receiver |
| Bands | 60khz - 30mhz |
| Case | Steel |
Cossor Melody Maker 494AC |
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| Country | Great Britian (UK) |
| Manufacturer | A.C.Cossor (London) |
| Year | 1949 |
| Type: | Super-Heterodyne; IF-Freq. 465 kHz. |
| Bands | SW, MW, LW |
| Valves | 7S7, 7B7, 7C6, 7C5, 7Y4 |
| Case | Bakellite |
| Size | 16 x 10 x 8 inch / 406 x 254 x 203 mm |
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Alfred Charles Cossor established AC Cossor in 1908. The Company played a pivotal role in the development of British radio, TV and radar. Cossor is now part of Raytheon Systems, based in Harlow Essex. |
| I have had this particular set for over 20 years. Originally it was in working order but has sadly now gone quiet. Still in excellent cosmetic condition. | |
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Barker 88 |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Barker |
| Model | 88 |
| Year | 1945 |
| Valves | 6K8GT, 6U7G, 6R7G, 6V6GT(2), 6Q7GT, 6C5G, 5Z4G |
| Bought for me by my ex-wife in 1986 from shop in Kings Cross specialising in film props An AC superhet high quality broadcast receiver covering the short (13-50m), medium and long wave bands. In working order, but has developed a progressively loud buzz over the last five years... | |
Nichinan |
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| Country | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Nichinan |
| Model | Table Radio |
| Valves | 12BE6, 12BA5, 12AV6, 5OC5, 35W4 |
| Year | Unknown |
| My latest acquisition and one of my favourites. I bought this recently from ebay for under £20. It is a tiny valve radio at just 21x10.5x11cm. There are five small valves (see list) and the radio is in beautiful, working order. I love it! Can you tell me anything about this radio or manufacturer? | |
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Marconi Model 55 |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Marconi |
| Model | 55 |
| Year | 1929-31 |
| Valves | HL210, HL210, H210, L210, P15 |
| In the 1980's this set cost me about £5 from a local boot sale. It came with a certificate from a Mr J.W.Bright of EMI Music Archives which is signed by W.G.Bailey the Assistant Archivist. I haven't yet been able to test it but it looks good for a future full restoration. | |
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Westrad |
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Unitra IRYS |
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| Country | Poland |
| Manufacturer | Unitra |
| Year | ? |
| Model | IRYS |
| Valves | ECH81, EBF89, ECL82 |
| A good friend gave this to me about 20 years agoto restore for him. I never gave it back. Amazingly he's still a good friend of mine! | |
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Hacker Sovereign II |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Hacker Radio Ltd |
| Model | Sovereign II (RP25) |
| Year | 1960's |
| This set has two boards - one AM and one FM. The AM board features the AF117 transistor line up and the FM board, the BF194/195 . The audio output stage employs seven transistors (2x BC108's, 2xAC128's, 1x OC71 & 1x AC176). I can't recall where I acquired this set, but it did sound rather good the last time I turned it on! | |
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