Radio Identification Needed - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Viscount · 11th May 2020, 5:41 pm

Picked this radio up and cleaned the cabinet. Internally it seems intact. No makers name marking anywhere. Valve line up VT52, VR56 and 1 valve unmarked. Any one able to help with the unmarked valve and make of the radio. Thanks

Cobaltblue · 11th May 2020, 5:46 pm

Looks like one of the Premier Radios

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html

Similar sets and Kits were sold in the magazines by Laskys and others.

Cheers

Mike T

Viscount · 11th May 2020, 5:58 pm

well that was a speed reply,so cabinet is identical,valve line up is different mine has 3 radio museum has 4,also mine has mw and lw as opposed to mw and sw,finally the speaker in mine is dated 1941,redio museum says 1954,would they have been made over that period ,

ms660 · 11th May 2020, 6:04 pm

If I remember right that design of cabinet was produced by the thousands across the pond.

Lawrence.

Cobaltblue · 11th May 2020, 6:11 pm

Lawrence is right that cabinet appeared almost everywhere and the components were often government surplus.

If you looked at all the sets built just by premier they did several and they are not all in RM

One of the two links was 3 Valve MW LW but its so incomplete it may have had SW who knows ?

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html

Cheers

Mike T

Viscount · 11th May 2020, 6:58 pm

yes thanks for that info ,miget trf seems to fit the bill,nice little set,not sure i will get round to making it work but it looks nice on the shelf ,still like to know what the 3rd valve is the only visable numbers on it are 1021.2 and 2mca ,not much help im afraid

Cobaltblue · 11th May 2020, 7:22 pm

Does it have an octal base like the other two?

The VT52 is probably the audio output valve, and the VR56 is an RF pentode so whats possibly missing is a detector/amplifier.

A picture would help

Cheers

Mike T

Viscount · 11th May 2020, 7:43 pm

will remove chassis tomorrow and send one

11th May 2020, 5:41 pm	#1
Viscount Heptode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 711	Radio Identification Needed Picked this radio up and cleaned the cabinet. Internally it seems intact. No makers name marking anywhere. Valve line up VT52, VR56 and 1 valve unmarked. Any one able to help with the unmarked valve and make of the radio. Thanks Attached Thumbnails

11th May 2020, 5:46 pm	#2
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,878	Re: Radio Identification Needed Looks like one of the Premier Radios https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html Similar sets and Kits were sold in the magazines by Laskys and others. Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk Last edited by Cobaltblue; 11th May 2020 at 5:50 pm. Reason: added other sources

11th May 2020, 5:58 pm	#3
Viscount Heptode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 711	Re: Radio Identification Needed well that was a speed reply,so cabinet is identical,valve line up is different mine has 3 radio museum has 4,also mine has mw and lw as opposed to mw and sw,finally the speaker in mine is dated 1941,redio museum says 1954,would they have been made over that period ,

11th May 2020, 6:04 pm	#4
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Radio Identification Needed If I remember right that design of cabinet was produced by the thousands across the pond. Lawrence.

11th May 2020, 6:11 pm	#5
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,878	Re: Radio Identification Needed Lawrence is right that cabinet appeared almost everywhere and the components were often government surplus. If you looked at all the sets built just by premier they did several and they are not all in RM One of the two links was 3 Valve MW LW but its so incomplete it may have had SW who knows ? https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premie...radio_kit.html Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

11th May 2020, 6:58 pm	#6
Viscount Heptode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 711	Re: Radio Identification Needed yes thanks for that info ,miget trf seems to fit the bill,nice little set,not sure i will get round to making it work but it looks nice on the shelf ,still like to know what the 3rd valve is the only visable numbers on it are 1021.2 and 2mca ,not much help im afraid

11th May 2020, 7:22 pm	#7
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,878	Re: Radio Identification Needed Does it have an octal base like the other two? The VT52 is probably the audio output valve, and the VR56 is an RF pentode so whats possibly missing is a detector/amplifier. A picture would help Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

11th May 2020, 7:43 pm	#8
Viscount Heptode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 711	Re: Radio Identification Needed will remove chassis tomorrow and send one