HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

beery · 11th Aug 2016, 8:23 pm

Hi All,

Having now obtained permission to make this public, I thought I would post a few photos of the HMV 901 which is at Sanford Museum in Chelmsford.

Sanford Mill museum is part of Chelmsford museum and is focussed on Chelmsford's industrial heritage. The museum is only open to the public a few days a year.
On this occasion I was not able to attend myself, so I got my Dad to take a few photos. The pictures were not easy to take as the set is somewhat boxed in at the moment.

The set is in superb original condition. It retains its control instruction cards and even the original coax lead and plug.
IIRC the set is single standard, so EMI system only.
The serial number is H7242

The 901 was formally part of the Science Museum reserve collection and was obtained by the Sanford Mill curator as an examle of a pre-war Marconi EMI television, highlighting the connection between Chelmsford and the development of televison.
The museum is also home to a collection of Marconi TV cameras from the 1950s including a rare MK2 (for which I donated a lense turret).

I hope in future to take some more photos of this set.

Cheers
Andy

Jac · 12th Aug 2016, 8:32 am

Thanks for the photos Andy.

Indeed in very good condition.
Not many sets appear to still have the antenna coax connector.

Best regards,
Jac

Tractorfan · 12th Aug 2016, 11:29 am

Hi,
I didn't realise that these sets had a lock on the lid. Probably to stop the servants having a crafty watch in the household's absence!
Cheers, Pete.

peter_scott · 12th Aug 2016, 11:44 am

Looks great Andy.
If you ever get the chance to see the chassis serial numbers I'd be very interested.
That's the first 901/702 that I've seen with a lid lock. I take that back having just seen Jac's posting. I hadn't spotted the lock on Steve's 702.

Steve has 901 H 7099 without a lock and 702 H 1174 with the lock.

Thanks for posting.

Peter

Jac · 12th Aug 2016, 11:47 am

Hello Pete,

In fact is is very rare to see a lock for the lid on a 901 or 702.
I think the 702 of Steve McVoy has a lock, but I can't recall any others at this moment.
Not all 900's have a lock, but a lot do.

Jac

peter_scott · 12th Aug 2016, 3:05 pm

H 1174:

Jac · 12th Aug 2016, 3:09 pm

Thank you Peter,

That's the 702 of Steve McVoy.
I'm sure there are others with a lock, but most have no lock.

Jac

FERNSEH · 12th Aug 2016, 5:27 pm

Both my Marconi 702 and HMV 901 don't have lid locks. The lock must have been fitted on early production models. The EHT transformer in the 901 has burned out. It's not the original, possibly a post war EMI service replacement.

DFWB.

11th Aug 2016, 8:23 pm	#1
beery Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 984	HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Hi All, Having now obtained permission to make this public, I thought I would post a few photos of the HMV 901 which is at Sanford Museum in Chelmsford. Sanford Mill museum is part of Chelmsford museum and is focussed on Chelmsford's industrial heritage. The museum is only open to the public a few days a year. On this occasion I was not able to attend myself, so I got my Dad to take a few photos. The pictures were not easy to take as the set is somewhat boxed in at the moment. The set is in superb original condition. It retains its control instruction cards and even the original coax lead and plug. IIRC the set is single standard, so EMI system only. The serial number is H7242 The 901 was formally part of the Science Museum reserve collection and was obtained by the Sanford Mill curator as an examle of a pre-war Marconi EMI television, highlighting the connection between Chelmsford and the development of televison. The museum is also home to a collection of Marconi TV cameras from the 1950s including a rare MK2 (for which I donated a lense turret). I hope in future to take some more photos of this set. Cheers Andy Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.youtube.com/user/andyvalve100

12th Aug 2016, 8:32 am	#2
Jac Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands. Posts: 633	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Thanks for the photos Andy. Indeed in very good condition. Not many sets appear to still have the antenna coax connector. Best regards, Jac

12th Aug 2016, 11:29 am	#3
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,146	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Hi, I didn't realise that these sets had a lock on the lid. Probably to stop the servants having a crafty watch in the household's absence! Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."

12th Aug 2016, 11:44 am	#4
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,259	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Looks great Andy. If you ever get the chance to see the chassis serial numbers I'd be very interested. That's the first 901/702 that I've seen with a lid lock. I take that back having just seen Jac's posting. I hadn't spotted the lock on Steve's 702. Steve has 901 H 7099 without a lock and 702 H 1174 with the lock. Thanks for posting. Peter __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos Last edited by peter_scott; 12th Aug 2016 at 11:56 am.

12th Aug 2016, 11:47 am	#5
Jac Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands. Posts: 633	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Hello Pete, In fact is is very rare to see a lock for the lid on a 901 or 702. I think the 702 of Steve McVoy has a lock, but I can't recall any others at this moment. Not all 900's have a lock, but a lot do. Jac

12th Aug 2016, 3:05 pm	#6
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,259	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum H 1174: Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterScott/videos

12th Aug 2016, 3:09 pm	#7
Jac Heptode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands. Posts: 633	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Thank you Peter, That's the 702 of Steve McVoy. I'm sure there are others with a lock, but most have no lock. Jac

12th Aug 2016, 5:27 pm	#8
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,379	Re: HMV 901 at Sanford Mill Museum Both my Marconi 702 and HMV 901 don't have lid locks. The lock must have been fitted on early production models. The EHT transformer in the 901 has burned out. It's not the original, possibly a post war EMI service replacement. DFWB.