Mystery radio "Trinity electric co ltd" "Baronette"

[Maarten]

Even though the model name Baronette is on the front and the manufacturers name Trinity electric co ltd and patent number 711959 on the back, I cannot find anything on this model or manufacturer.

The original question (mainly for the tube complement and mains voltage) was asked in a Dutch forum where you can also find the pictures, see https://www.nfor.nl/index.php?id=267346

[Nickthedentist]

Not much to go on, but the company was struck off in 1963: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...VI2s6VmesbC-vA

[davidw]

The patent number says its a TRF receiver designed by Mr Baron c1950
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/sear...&Submit=Search

[Nickthedentist]

Well done Dave.

There's a bit about Mr Baron's naturalisation in 1950 here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...v6O-74b5Kc41M_
Polish perhaps?

N.

EDIT: Yes, Polish: https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...736882&catln=7

[Nickthedentist]

Further Googling reveals he lived at Birchfield, Rue Du Tapon, St. Saviour. Jersey and that his daughter (1952-2013) was called to the bar in the early 1970s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Baron

N.

[Nickthedentist]

More Googling...

Florence Jacqueline Baron was born in 1952. Her father, José, was an electrical engineer and had been involved in the design of the D-Day landing craft. At the age of 2 she moved with her parents to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), returning, aged 8, to London, where she was educated at the Arts Educational Schools.

I suppose this chap must therefore have called himself "Jose Baron" at some point.

[Edward Huggins]

Fancy a small, no-name, company going to the expense of having an injection moulded cabinet produced to their own specifications.

[Paul_RK]

Either I have one of these or I had it until very recently: unpacking is taking a while and I can't remember whether I consigned it with about half my sets for sale in Newcastle just before we moved house. Certainly a very basic TRF, but my example had a plain card back - definitely no mention of Trinity anywhere - and memory's telling me that it appeared in one of the magazines (Radio Constructor maybe) in about 1960 as a project to build.

Paul

[Paul_RK]

Here we are, just twelve and a half years ago: Brian Pateman found the copy of Radio Constructor in question, March 1960

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...t=11613&page=2

in response to a mantelpiece photo which included my Baronette,

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...3&d=1159964603

I still have the clock, the other two radios and the painting, so it's only the Baronette whose fate I'm unsure of. As I mentioned in that thread, I'd heard of an example presented as a product of the "British Baronette Radio Co." or something very like it.

[Herald1360]

https://www.americanradiohistory.com...RC-1960-03.pdf


Will take you to the RC issue in question.....

[Maarten]

Very interesting piece of history about Mr. Baron. The kit set depicted in RC is indeed the same as the set found in the Dutch forum thread, so the basic questions have been answered

The question remains, what's the link between Mr. Baron, Lasky's radio (the kit seller) and Trinity electric?

[ronbryan]

Could it be that Trinity Electric closed down and Mr Baron sold surplus parts in stock to Lasky's. This is what happened to surplus parts from Perdio and Defiant (re-sold as the Contessa kit set).

Ron

[Maarten]

The timeline seems to be the other way around, otherwise it would have made sense.