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Old 15th Aug 2020, 12:21 pm   #1
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Hi. I am not sure if I posted something about RAS radios before. Also if I did there was no photograph of it available, but the cafe owners in Leeds let me take a photograph of it, so here it is in its glory.
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Old 16th Aug 2020, 2:21 am   #2
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Hi that is a surprise bought one of these at Golborne about 2 years ago but couldn't find who the maker was.
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Old 16th Aug 2020, 6:39 am   #3
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At first glance it looks Scandinavian. Can you make a bigger photo of the scale, please.

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Old 16th Aug 2020, 7:15 am   #4
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Shame we cannot see the chassis, I have a RAS set that is actually a Strad (somewhat simplified) re-badged. Strad did put at least one of their chassis in a wooden cabinet see here
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/rmelectric_strad.html
Its the last picture on the right hand side.

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Old 16th Aug 2020, 9:39 am   #5
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The dial is very reminiscent of the R.A.P.S one . Mick.
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Old 16th Aug 2020, 10:39 am   #6
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No definite maker but a bit more info here:

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=151417

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Old 16th Aug 2020, 3:13 pm   #7
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Well done re your "find" Mike and the prompt Lawrence Link. Paul RK, Radiograham and myself were on the Boater Sam thread titled Seymour Products [Ashton] in 12/3/16. I was always fascinated by the strange Seymour story as outlined there and the fact that a Walsh joined them as an engineer from Ferranti in Oldham. The time I'd spent living in Dukinfield [near Ashton] 1971-4, also peaked my interest. I'm not quite sure what led you to think your set might be a Seymour Radiograham. Was it something said at the Golborne Meet? The build quality is similar to the Seymour Radiogram though [mentioned post 6] that I still have, ie not very impressive!

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Hi Dave and everyone. The dial is marked RAS, and I was once informed that it meant "Rent a Set". It must be late 1940's it has I.O Valves, but there are no other signs of i.d internally. I could not get around to taking internal photographs with it being in a cafe(in Leeds city centre).
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I had a very similar set a few years ago which fell apart due to woodworm etc - the makers name on that was Allendale.
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Old 17th Aug 2020, 5:30 pm   #10
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Another clue perhaps Pilot? Makes me think of Robin Hood [ie Alan a Dale!] Graham apologies, I think I might have confused myself there at post 7*]. You weren't on the Boater Sam thread [2016] but you did start one in 2018 [linked in by Lawrence]. So when you mentioned Seymour there, what was it that made you think there could be a connection with Seymour? Or was it just a hunch of some sort

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Malc Scott found an RAS radio

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=87172

obviously not the same set but its possible they just had set in manufacture made to suit them ?

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Hi.

Just a hunch about Seymour at the time nobody could ID my radio which was bought at Golborne, I was surprised to see the pic from Leeds, my set has no markings on the dial or anywhere but I would say it is the same. Do you know if RAS were in Leeds or is that where this set has ended up?

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At first glance it looks Scandinavian. Can you make a bigger photo of the scale, please.

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Hi Werner. It won't be easy to do this because of the condition of the plastic lens for the dial. It is really hard to see the scale detail through it.
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Hi.

Just a hunch about Seymour at the time nobody could ID my radio which was bought at Golborne, I was surprised to see the pic from Leeds, my set has no markings on the dial or anywhere but I would say it is the same. Do you know if RAS were in Leeds or is that where this set has ended up?

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Hi Graham.
The radio is the property of a cafe in Leeds. It attracts a lot of customers who view it when they are in there.
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