Pizon Bros - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

markhardy · 10th Apr 2014, 10:39 pm

anyone come across these?

couple of caps, a valve and this one is working brilliantly....

just wondered if anyone ahd any opinions or could suggest a model number

Nickthedentist · 10th Apr 2014, 10:48 pm

A lot of French influences there, i.e. cabinet and the word "gammes". Odd that the rest of the controls are labelled in English though! And why "Bros" not Freres?

One of these? http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/pizon_sky_master_53_g.html
Very art deco, but 20 years behind the times. Strange.

Nick.

HamishBoxer · 10th Apr 2014, 11:05 pm

Sky-Master odd there were a lot of British Sky variations by Ever Ready .

Nickthedentist · 10th Apr 2014, 11:16 pm

Bizarrely, the name "Pizon Brothers" crops up in non-radio cicles too:

Quote:

Columbus recruited the Pizon brothers, two famous Portuguese sailors, to be captains of the other two ships that would accompany. Columbus's ship

I wonder, then, whether any Pizons were involved in its production, or whether someone with a good knowledge of history just liked the name?

markhardy · 10th Apr 2014, 11:25 pm

that's the fella!

all the little slide switches under the dial are in french, but not the big knobs!

labelled in the back for batteries (2x45v, 2x 9v) in French as well

curiously narrow banding on the wavechanges as well, some bands just a Mhz or so end to end. Pizon becuase of its 'world' shortwave capabilities?

neat pop up telescopic aerial (about 5 foot long)

chuffed with it though. cleaned up a treat, sounds well and tunes well

FERNSEH · 11th Apr 2014, 9:25 am

Visit the Radiofil website. There is always a topic about a Pizon Bros radio and TV sets there. Pizon Bros marketed the TV set with two CRTs.
Transistor radios were given the "Translitor" name.

http://radiofil.com/

DFWB.

G6Tanuki · 11th Apr 2014, 10:53 am

That looks nice: RF amp and separate local-oscillator valve, so should perform well on short-waves.

markhardy · 11th Apr 2014, 11:00 am

had a lengthy play with it last night, it does receive really well, especially given where we are and I was just using the popup aerial

batterymaker1 · 17th Apr 2014, 1:42 am

Reminds me of a postwar Zenith Transoceanic 8G005, right down to the four slide-switch tone Radiorgan tone control.

matthewhouse · 17th Apr 2014, 10:08 pm

Not a company I've ever come across!

And welcome back Bill!

10th Apr 2014, 10:39 pm	#1
markhardy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: County Durham/Weardale. Posts: 69	Pizon Bros anyone come across these? couple of caps, a valve and this one is working brilliantly.... just wondered if anyone ahd any opinions or could suggest a model number Attached Thumbnails

10th Apr 2014, 10:48 pm	#2
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,865	Re: Pizon Bros A lot of French influences there, i.e. cabinet and the word "gammes". Odd that the rest of the controls are labelled in English though! And why "Bros" not Freres? One of these? http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/pizon_sky_master_53_g.html Very art deco, but 20 years behind the times. Strange. Nick.

10th Apr 2014, 11:05 pm	#3
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,935	Re: Pizon Bros Sky-Master odd there were a lot of British Sky variations by Ever Ready . __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

10th Apr 2014, 11:25 pm	#5
markhardy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: County Durham/Weardale. Posts: 69	Re: Pizon Bros that's the fella! all the little slide switches under the dial are in french, but not the big knobs! labelled in the back for batteries (2x45v, 2x 9v) in French as well curiously narrow banding on the wavechanges as well, some bands just a Mhz or so end to end. Pizon becuase of its 'world' shortwave capabilities? neat pop up telescopic aerial (about 5 foot long) chuffed with it though. cleaned up a treat, sounds well and tunes well

11th Apr 2014, 9:25 am	#6
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Pizon Bros Visit the Radiofil website. There is always a topic about a Pizon Bros radio and TV sets there. Pizon Bros marketed the TV set with two CRTs. Transistor radios were given the "Translitor" name. http://radiofil.com/ DFWB.

11th Apr 2014, 10:53 am	#7
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: Pizon Bros That looks nice: RF amp and separate local-oscillator valve, so should perform well on short-waves.

11th Apr 2014, 11:00 am	#8
markhardy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: County Durham/Weardale. Posts: 69	Re: Pizon Bros had a lengthy play with it last night, it does receive really well, especially given where we are and I was just using the popup aerial

17th Apr 2014, 1:42 am	#9
batterymaker1 Heptode Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Posts: 674	Re: Pizon Bros Reminds me of a postwar Zenith Transoceanic 8G005, right down to the four slide-switch tone Radiorgan tone control. __________________ Just playing with high voltage....

17th Apr 2014, 10:08 pm	#10
matthewhouse Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willand, Devon, UK. Posts: 1,023	Re: Pizon Bros Not a company I've ever come across! And welcome back Bill!