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peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 12:36 pm

Whilst looking for info for another fan thread I came across this picture and was quite surprised by the name of the manufacturer. Maybe you recognise it. If not take a guess. (I've obscured the maker's mark.)

Peter

newlite4 · 11th Apr 2011, 12:59 pm

Is it HMV?
Neil

peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 1:01 pm

A fair guess Neil, but there is a stronger connection between fans and television.

Peter

michamoo · 11th Apr 2011, 1:08 pm

How about Philco then maybe??

peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 1:33 pm

No, not Philco. A more specialised and obscure manufacturer.

Peter

Paul_RK · 11th Apr 2011, 3:34 pm

Belling-Lee?

Hunts smoothing bomb · 11th Apr 2011, 3:35 pm

Ekco?

Paul_RK · 11th Apr 2011, 3:38 pm

Hmm... and now I'm thinking Cyldon / Sydney S. Bird. All purest guesswork as will be obvious...

geoff999 · 11th Apr 2011, 4:10 pm

Isn't that the TELEFUNKEN badge in the cage centre?

Geoff

peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 4:13 pm

Oops! I think perhaps I have misled you with my title. It should possibly read "Fan for Tape Recorder Enthusiasts"

Peter

Framer Dave · 11th Apr 2011, 6:25 pm

Grundig?

glowinganode · 11th Apr 2011, 6:57 pm

Vortexion?
Rob.

Peter.N. · 11th Apr 2011, 7:04 pm

Truvox?

peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 7:21 pm

Keep trying.

There are two manufacturers' names involved and for me they are both more associated with television than with tape recorders but strictly speaking I think in combination I should have titled the post for tape recorder enthusiasts.

Here's the unmodified photo..

Peter

sortedradio · 11th Apr 2011, 10:17 pm

Hi Peter
Sobell by any chance?

Martin

peter_scott · 11th Apr 2011, 10:41 pm

Hi Martin,

The first letter is correct but you are looking for two names.

Peter

p.s. I'll be off-line for a couple of days. If you want to cheat then follow this url to another thread on this forum http://tinyurl.com/The-Fan-Maker

Heatercathodeshort · 12th Apr 2011, 7:52 pm

Sound Sales?

Mark the Mender · 12th Apr 2011, 8:14 pm

Baird?

cheers Mark

robin0577 · 12th Apr 2011, 9:01 pm

The two names that sprang to my mind when you mentioned tape recorders and the letter "S" were Studer Revox, but I hardly think so somehow, not in this context............

slderiron · 12th Apr 2011, 10:28 pm

Is it Bush?

11th Apr 2011, 12:36 pm	#1
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Fan for TV enthusiasts Whilst looking for info for another fan thread I came across this picture and was quite surprised by the name of the manufacturer. Maybe you recognise it. If not take a guess. (I've obscured the maker's mark.) Peter Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

11th Apr 2011, 12:59 pm	#2
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,806	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Is it HMV? Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

11th Apr 2011, 1:01 pm	#3
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts A fair guess Neil, but there is a stronger connection between fans and television. Peter __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

11th Apr 2011, 1:08 pm	#4
michamoo Hexode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cambridge, Cambs. UK. Posts: 469	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts How about Philco then maybe??

11th Apr 2011, 1:33 pm	#5
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts No, not Philco. A more specialised and obscure manufacturer. Peter __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

11th Apr 2011, 3:34 pm	#6
Paul_RK Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 4,259	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Belling-Lee?

11th Apr 2011, 3:35 pm	#7
Hunts smoothing bomb Octode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wimborne, Dorset, UK. Posts: 1,407	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Ekco? __________________ Lee

11th Apr 2011, 3:38 pm	#8
Paul_RK Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fakenham, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 4,259	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Hmm... and now I'm thinking Cyldon / Sydney S. Bird. All purest guesswork as will be obvious...

11th Apr 2011, 4:10 pm	#9
geoff999 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Croydon Posts: 92	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Isn't that the TELEFUNKEN badge in the cage centre? Geoff

11th Apr 2011, 4:13 pm	#10
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Oops! I think perhaps I have misled you with my title. It should possibly read "Fan for Tape Recorder Enthusiasts" Peter __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos Last edited by peter_scott; 11th Apr 2011 at 4:19 pm.

11th Apr 2011, 6:25 pm	#11
Framer Dave Rest in Peace Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Wrecsam, North Wales Posts: 356	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Grundig?

11th Apr 2011, 6:57 pm	#12
glowinganode Octode Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 1,522	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Vortexion? Rob. __________________ We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

11th Apr 2011, 7:04 pm	#13
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Truvox?

11th Apr 2011, 7:21 pm	#14
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Keep trying. There are two manufacturers' names involved and for me they are both more associated with television than with tape recorders but strictly speaking I think in combination I should have titled the post for tape recorder enthusiasts. Here's the unmodified photo.. Peter Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

11th Apr 2011, 10:17 pm	#15
sortedradio Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 657	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Hi Peter Sobell by any chance? Martin

11th Apr 2011, 10:41 pm	#16
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Hi Martin, The first letter is correct but you are looking for two names. Peter p.s. I'll be off-line for a couple of days. If you want to cheat then follow this url to another thread on this forum http://tinyurl.com/The-Fan-Maker __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos Last edited by peter_scott; 11th Apr 2011 at 10:48 pm.

12th Apr 2011, 7:52 pm	#17
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Sound Sales?

12th Apr 2011, 8:14 pm	#18
Mark the Mender Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Warrington, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 421	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Baird? cheers Mark

12th Apr 2011, 9:01 pm	#19
robin0577 Pentode Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London, UK. Posts: 139	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts The two names that sprang to my mind when you mentioned tape recorders and the letter "S" were Studer Revox, but I hardly think so somehow, not in this context............

12th Apr 2011, 10:28 pm	#20
slderiron Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Posts: 108	Re: Fan for TV enthusiasts Is it Bush?