Perdiogram Record player any ideas? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

skamanuk · 30th Oct 2014, 11:41 pm

I've just got hold of a Perdiogram Record player-radio from the 60s.

I'm guessing by the BSR deck and Red/Black mains cable (radio only LW-MW). Anyone know anything about the company?

Herald1360 · 30th Oct 2014, 11:53 pm

Just search the forum for Perdio or try googling same.

skamanuk · 31st Oct 2014, 12:08 am

I did a google search before posting and didn't find much of help and the Perdio mentioned on here seems to be radios only.

I just thought someone may know.

AC/HL · 31st Oct 2014, 4:22 am

They were early pioneers of the British transistor radio market, and that is mainly what they did. However they did produce other things, such as your Table Radiogram, and a transistorised portable TV.

julie_m · 31st Oct 2014, 4:10 pm

I never heard of a Perdiogram!

What's the valve line-up?

AC/HL · 31st Oct 2014, 5:47 pm

I'm not aware of any Perdio valved equipment, a picture or two would be useful.

Peter.N. · 1st Nov 2014, 12:14 am

I only remember Perdio as being one of the first companies to produce transtorised equipment, the first transistor TV I ever saw was a Perdio.

Peter

Techman · 1st Nov 2014, 1:25 am

Perdio certainly did make valved grams, I've got one, I posted a thread about it on here somewhere in the long distant past.

Bought brand new by my mother in the mid 60s. It's typical cheap rubbish with two valves and a dropper, like a bad Dansette!

The only reason that it's been kept is due to its family history, although to be fair, it's quite a stylish case. It certainly is rare, as I've never seen another one - and by the sounds of it, neither has anyone else on here.

I brought it down from the loft again a few months ago as its (rather undersized) speaker has a slightly off centre voice coil which makes it sound even worse than it did when it was working properly, so it's on the 'to-do' list.

Mine is just a record player with a BSR changer - no radio.

AC/HL · 1st Nov 2014, 1:50 am

And here it is: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=54830.
So they did pre-date the Transistor era, you live and (theoretically) learn.
However, no radio, so we still need more to go on.

30th Oct 2014, 11:41 pm	#1
skamanuk Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London, UK. Posts: 245	Perdiogram Record player any ideas? I've just got hold of a Perdiogram Record player-radio from the 60s. I'm guessing by the BSR deck and Red/Black mains cable (radio only LW-MW). Anyone know anything about the company?

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31st Oct 2014, 12:08 am	#3
skamanuk Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London, UK. Posts: 245	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? I did a google search before posting and didn't find much of help and the Perdio mentioned on here seems to be radios only. I just thought someone may know. Last edited by Mike Phelan; 31st Oct 2014 at 3:26 pm. Reason: Typos.

31st Oct 2014, 4:22 am	#4
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? They were early pioneers of the British transistor radio market, and that is mainly what they did. However they did produce other things, such as your Table Radiogram, and a transistorised portable TV.

31st Oct 2014, 4:10 pm	#5
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? I never heard of a Perdiogram! What's the valve line-up? __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.

31st Oct 2014, 5:47 pm	#6
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? I'm not aware of any Perdio valved equipment, a picture or two would be useful.

1st Nov 2014, 12:14 am	#7
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? I only remember Perdio as being one of the first companies to produce transtorised equipment, the first transistor TV I ever saw was a Perdio. Peter

1st Nov 2014, 1:25 am	#8
Techman Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 5,000	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? Perdio certainly did make valved grams, I've got one, I posted a thread about it on here somewhere in the long distant past. Bought brand new by my mother in the mid 60s. It's typical cheap rubbish with two valves and a dropper, like a bad Dansette! The only reason that it's been kept is due to its family history, although to be fair, it's quite a stylish case. It certainly is rare, as I've never seen another one - and by the sounds of it, neither has anyone else on here. I brought it down from the loft again a few months ago as its (rather undersized) speaker has a slightly off centre voice coil which makes it sound even worse than it did when it was working properly, so it's on the 'to-do' list. Mine is just a record player with a BSR changer - no radio.

1st Nov 2014, 1:50 am	#9
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Perdiogram Record player any ideas? And here it is: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=54830. So they did pre-date the Transistor era, you live and (theoretically) learn. However, no radio, so we still need more to go on.