Tubular Shaped Philips Radios - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

David Simpson · 17th Mar 2019, 1:11 pm

Does anyone know anything about a "sausage" shaped Phillips vintage radio? Not big & round like the Ekco ones, but long & thin about 8" dia.
Sorry, no picture, but it has a red marbled case & sits on 4 wee feet.

Regards, David

David Simpson · 17th Mar 2019, 1:30 pm

Smallish Picture

ms660 · 17th Mar 2019, 1:39 pm

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philip...ctor_4180.html

Basically a filter/tuner

?

Lawrence.

Mr 1936 · 17th Mar 2019, 2:10 pm

I have one of these. Its style is very similar to the Philips 834, with Bakelite front and "Arborlite" sides. I have always believed it to be a supplementary L/C tuner/rejector sold to people living in areas where the standard TRF radio didn't have enough selectivity to separate stations. It would have been interposed between the Aerial and the Radio. Maybe I should dig it out and see how it works in more detail.

neutronic · 17th Mar 2019, 9:23 pm

In more detail on John's Radio Web:

https://www.hupse.eu/radio/frameset....m&ContentFrame

JardN.

17th Mar 2019, 1:11 pm	#1
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,853	Tubular Shaped Philips Radios Does anyone know anything about a "sausage" shaped Phillips vintage radio? Not big & round like the Ekco ones, but long & thin about 8" dia. Sorry, no picture, but it has a red marbled case & sits on 4 wee feet. Regards, David Last edited by David Simpson; 17th Mar 2019 at 1:17 pm. Reason: Add'l info

17th Mar 2019, 1:30 pm	#2
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,853	Re: Tubular Shaped Philips Radios Smallish Picture Attached Thumbnails

17th Mar 2019, 1:39 pm	#3
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Tubular Shaped Philips Radios https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philip...ctor_4180.html Basically a filter/tuner ? Lawrence. Last edited by ms660; 17th Mar 2019 at 1:44 pm.

17th Mar 2019, 2:10 pm	#4
Mr 1936 Heptode Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Romsey, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 521	Re: Tubular Shaped Philips Radios I have one of these. Its style is very similar to the Philips 834, with Bakelite front and "Arborlite" sides. I have always believed it to be a supplementary L/C tuner/rejector sold to people living in areas where the standard TRF radio didn't have enough selectivity to separate stations. It would have been interposed between the Aerial and the Radio. Maybe I should dig it out and see how it works in more detail.

17th Mar 2019, 9:23 pm	#5
neutronic Pentode Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bergen, North Holland, The Netherlands Posts: 180	Re: Tubular Shaped Philips Radios In more detail on John's Radio Web: https://www.hupse.eu/radio/frameset....m&ContentFrame JardN.