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16th Jan 2023, 7:38 pm | #1 |
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Weird, oddball sets that you may not have seen..
Y'know how it is as a long term vintage radio collector, you kinda think you've most if not 'all' of the sets around. Ha, how wrong could that thought be?! I'll kick off with this one, a Philips 964AS. What strange, oddball, interesting, maybe rare sets are you aware of?
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16th Jan 2023, 8:55 pm | #2 |
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Ooh, I like that one!
I have a 'Raleigh Electronic' radio here, which I thought was quite unusual, it's in a black and green plastic case, which was moulded in sections and glued together. The green bits have faded to nearly white, but if you stick a light inside it, it shows up the green nicely! Regards, Lloyd. |
16th Jan 2023, 9:33 pm | #3 |
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Hi
I like the look of that 964AS. I doubt if it was marketed in the UK, appears to be a 2 valve plus rectifier TRF set with reaction from about 1930. My favourite oddball one is the French SNR Excelsior 55. I have one in the "to do" category, but it's already smart enough to be allowed in the house. |
16th Jan 2023, 9:56 pm | #4 |
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Re: Weird, oddball sets that you may not have seen..
Scott-Taggart's home constructor designs seem fairly scarce after 85 years, so this ST900 may be unfamiliar to some folk at least. The tuning dial must be among the largest to feature on a table radio, and its slow motion drive is as simple as it looks, the big chrome disc to which the pointer is attached engages with the spindle of the knob to its right. To change between MW and LW, just lift the lid off and exchange both coils.
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16th Jan 2023, 11:01 pm | #5 |
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16th Jan 2023, 11:44 pm | #6 |
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I like that Philips - great shape !
The most unusual one I ever found, in a local auction too, was this Psychon P500. I passed it on when I was 'told' I had too many sets. Not sure of the year.... A |
17th Jan 2023, 12:24 am | #7 |
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Almost "snap!", but not quite. I couldn't resist becoming this one's custodian.
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17th Jan 2023, 10:46 am | #8 |
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Not an "unseen" as I used to have one but the RAP 646 always struck me as very odd and strange looking [just a matter of opinion I know!] So much so that I gave it away to a friend, who picked it out specially but I'm not so sure now. If anyone can post an image [as Graham has kindly done on my R1155/Lancaster Bomber thread] I would be most grateful but if it has to be a "set unseen" don't bother)
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17th Jan 2023, 11:00 am | #9 | |
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17th Jan 2023, 11:06 am | #10 |
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Probably the rarest and most unusual set in my collection ,Mick.
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17th Jan 2023, 11:14 am | #11 | |
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Can you post a photo of the radio's innards, please? Maybe it was an import or a "one hit wonder"? |
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17th Jan 2023, 11:22 am | #12 |
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I haven’t access to my PC at the moment, but there are some pictures here: https://www.radios-tv.co.uk/communit...ctronic-radio/
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17th Jan 2023, 11:33 am | #13 | |
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17th Jan 2023, 11:35 am | #14 |
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Lovely set Mick. I saw it 'live' when I visited you.
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17th Jan 2023, 11:48 am | #15 |
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The rarest set I have in my collection is a Yacht radios made by the Aeronautical Radio & Telephone Company of Great Poutney Street London. It runs off of a 12v car battery and uses a rotary converter to supply the HT and 13v valves in parallel. The valve line up is FC13C, VP1321, VP1321 & PENDD 1360.
It covers LW, MW, TB & SW and has Ex Speaker and Gram PU sockets and slow motion tuning. Trevor. |
17th Jan 2023, 11:50 am | #16 |
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More Pictures.
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17th Jan 2023, 3:06 pm | #17 |
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Picture of the back of the radio.
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17th Jan 2023, 7:24 pm | #18 |
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17th Jan 2023, 7:39 pm | #19 |
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Here's another one weird one. It's a Zenith Royal 16 transistor set. It opens like a clam shell and is shaped to drop easily into a pocket just like a wallet, hence the nickname 'Billfold' set.
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17th Jan 2023, 11:41 pm | #20 |
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The Philco 48-460, often known as The Hippo!
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