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crystal set |
British Thomas-Houston Radiola "Bijou" crystal receiver 303-495m Type C form B Type R GPO Reg 861 housed in wooden box with flip up lid. Some turns removed from coils crystal missing. |
UK 1923 |
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crystal sets |
four crystal sets in various states of repair some coils and crystals missing. |
UK 1930 |
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loudspeaker |
5 inch moving coil permanent magnet housed in 71/2inch square varnished plywood case, originally painted grey |
UK 1944 |
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loudspeaker |
Moving iron 15 inch cone in CAMCO plywood case with fret front 21" x 22" coil resistance 1800 ohms |
UK 1927 |
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loudspeaker |
Whiteley Electrical Radio Company "Stentorian Baby" cabinet loudspeaker. 6 inch moving coil permanent magnet with tapped transformer and volume control in 10 inch square brown painted case |
Mansfield, Notts. UK |
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loudspeaker |
Richard Allan "Bafflette" 2-4 ohm loudspeaker housed in veneered case with cardboard back. |
UK |
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loudspeaker |
8 inch Marconiphone permanent magnet moving coil speaker with tapped transformer in 13 inch square veneered wood case (with later brass handles and potentiometer) |
UK 1934 |
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loudspeakers |
Akai speakers Housed in red and black plastic boxes each with individual battery powered amplifier. |
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Morse keys |
Air ministry morse key as used in aircraft during WW2 often referred to as a bathtub key and simple amateur morse key. |
UK |
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Studio Microphone |
The perforated metal shroud and black cloth covering are missing. |
UK |
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Valve Radio |
Cream Bakelite case. Original cost £15 5s including purchase tax UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave |
UK 1950 |
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Valve Radio |
American mains / battery radio is in need of further attention, It has been modified in the past and its ability to work off batteries is not possible. |
USA 1946? | ||
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Valve Radio |
AC/DC table top bakelite radio long and medium wave |
UK 1951 |
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Valve Radio |
Mains/battery set Medium and Long wave. Valves X14, Z14, HD14, N15, Met Rect |
UK 1946 |
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Valve Radio |
Mains radio Medium and Long wave. |
UK |
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Valve Radio |
Ebonite front panel and oak case Det and 2LF transformer coupled stages Battery operated. Mullard PM2A and 2x Mazda P220A |
UK 1929? |
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Valve Radio |
Mottled brown Bakelite case. Original cost £15 5s including purchase tax UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave |
UK 1950 |
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Valve Radio |
Black curved rectangular wooden case light brown plastic speaker fret cream knobs and pushbutton waveband selector, magic eye tuning indicator EM80 ECH81 ECH81 EL84 EZ80 Long, medium and short wave |
Yugslavia 1966 |
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Valve Radio |
AC/DC TRF veneered wood case (original valves VP1321,SP13C,PEN36C,1D5) valves fitted EF39 ,SP13 ,CL33, 1D5 Long /medium /2 short |
Austria 1935 |
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Valve Radio |
veneered wood case with sloping front £22.1s.2d plus purchase tax ECH35 EF39 EBC33 EL33 AZ31 Long, medium and 5 short waves |
UK 1950 |
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Valve Radio |
Ex German Army 'Koln' E52b-1 Ln21000-s s/n 462647 |
Dark grey steel and aluminium case, black knobs all valves and adjustments accessible from outside by lifting covers. Crystal controlled communications receiver with side contact valves. used for radio direction finding 10x RV12P 2000 2xRG12D60 1xMSTV140/60Z MZ6001 (vibrator) 1.5 to 25 MHz in 5 wavebands |
Telefunken Germany 1942 |
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Valve Radio |
Dark brown Bakelite rectangular case with 5 preset station selector pushbuttons (3medium 2 long) ECCH35 EF39 EBC33 EL33 AZ31 Long/medium/short wavebands |
UK 1945 |
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Valve Radio |
s/n 6841 |
veneered wood case with sloping front ECH81 EBF80 EL41 EZ80 Long/medium/short |
UK 1954 |
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Valve Radio |
Brown Bakelite rectangular case with 5 cream pushbuttons, cream knobs, maroon and gold glass dial. Long, medium and VHF wavebands |
UK 1956 |
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Valve Radio |
Mahogany rectangular wooden case with curved top cream knobs and push buttons black glass dial AC/DC UCC85 UCH81 UF89 UABC80 UL84 UY85. Long, medium and VHF wavebands |
UK 1960 |
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Valve Radio |
rectangular brown bakelite case with curved top cream knobs and push buttons red glass dial UCC85,UF89,UCH81,UF89,UABC80,UL84 and UY85 Long, medium and VHF wavebands |
UK 1961 |
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Valve Radio |
s/n 069825 |
Black plywood case with cream knobs and surround to dial and speaker. Export model with Asian and African stations on glassdial 62TH 62VP 62DDT 37PT 66KV. 7 wavebands (1 Medium and 6 short) |
UK 1953 |
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Valve Radio |
2 side contact valves veneered wood case glass dial AC/DC frame aerial IF 430 kHz EBC3,EF9,TH233,PEN383,OY1. Long, medium and short wavebands |
UK 1937 |
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Valve Radio |
Domed veneered wood case AC. EF39, KTW63, EL32 and 80 Long/medium wavebands and pick up. |
USA 1933 |
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Valve Radio |
Domed black Bakelite case IF 451 kHz Long/medium parts made in USA & Canada |
UK1937 |
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Valve Radio |
veneered wood case with curved sides Push pull output, magic eye tuning indicator, IF 473 kHz. 6L7G 6J5G 6K7G 6Q7G 6G5G 6L6G 6L6G 5Z4G.Long medium and 2 short wavebands |
UK 1938 |
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Valve Radio |
s/n A140018 |
veneered wood case with sloping front. Original cost £14 6s 3d plus purchase tax. OM10(ECH35) OM6 OM4(6Q7GT) 6V6 6X5. Long/medium/short wavebands |
UK 1947 |
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Valve Radio |
veneered wood case with sloping front. 6K7,6K7GT,6Q7GT,6V6(VT107), 5Z4. Long/medium/short wavebands |
UK 1947? |
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Valve Radio |
fluted brown bakelite case now housing transistor radio |
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Valve Radio |
s/n40072 |
Brown bakelite case 4 waveband ECH41, EAF41, EAF41, EL41, AZ41, EM4 |
France 1951 |
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Valve Radio |
painted steel case 5 valves all miniature 7pin glass based 6BE6, 6BA6, 6AT6, 6AQ5 and 6X |
France 1951 |
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Valve Radio |
SOCRADEL, CONTINENTAL EDISON or SONOLOR?• s/n 3106 |
White thermoplastic case, 6AJ8/ECH81, 6BA6, 6AV6, 6AQ5, 6V4/EZ80 plus magic eye. 3 waveband plus bandspread, pickup and ext loudspeaker sockets. Rotating ferrite aerial via knob on RH side. |
France 1958 |
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transistor radio |
"2 Band solid State" Black plastic case Long/medium wavebands |
empire 1970? |
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transistor radio |
Six transistor PP9 battery. Light bown rexine chrome trim cream knobs and push buttons 3xAF117 OC71 Long, medium and bandspread |
UK |
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transistor radio |
wood and cream and black plastic portable push button wave change selection 9 volt (6xhp11 or R14 cells) long/ medium/ fm wavebands |
UK |
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transistor radio |
Long, medium and VHF transistor radio |
UK 1970 |
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transistor radio |
cream plastic case andleather carring case. 3 type C batteries. 8 transistor tuned RF stage. medium waveband • |
Japan 1965 |
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transistor radio |
black plastic case and cowhide carrying case. 22.5v battery. 5 transistor Medium wave only. |
Indianapolis USA1954 |
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transistor radio |
Black plastic case with 6 pushbuttons, slider volume control and side mounted tuning knob.(PP9 Battery /mains operated long/ medium/ short/ FM wavebands |
Portugal |
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transistor radio |
Phase Locked Loop sythesized receiver in silver plastic case. LCD display, slider and push button controls, 6preset freqs. Battery (6+2x AA) /mains operated. long/ medium/ 5 short/FM wavebands. |
1984 |
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transistor radio |
FM single frequeny radio. The headphone leads form the aerial. Size 55x85 mm.It uses two AAA batteries. |
China |
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dictation/ calculator |
combined handheld dictation machine and LCD calculator. Aluminium and black plastic casing. Black plastic carrying case. 2x AAA and 2x silver oxide type 357 batteries. |
Japan, sold by Dixons |
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desktop calculator |
Bell Punch Co Transistor desktop calculator, mains operated, grey and dark blue plastic case, ten cold cathode indicator tubes |
UK 1970 (Sept) |
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Hand generator |
Polished 2part wooden box 5.5" x 8.5" x 6" high with leather carrying handle and fold away crank handle. Handle geared to generator comprising horshoe magnets armature and commutator. Interior coiled spring return for 2 core output lead. 200 volts |
UK |
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Galvanometer |
3.5" dia brass case with 2 brass terminals, 4 quadrant scale 0-90, compasss type pointer, 22ohms. |
Silvertown, London, UK |
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Headphones (2 sets) |
Aluminium earpiece casings and headbands black earpieces, original twisted flexible leads.2000 ohms one set "patent applied for " other "patent 203121" |
London, UK |
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Signal generator |
Black crackle finish cast aluminium box housing triode 400Hz AF oscillator and triode connected pentode HF oscillator (6 ranges). AF / CW / MCW |
UK 1946? (home consructed from ex WD parts?) |
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Pocket Meter |
Battery testing meter chrome case DC 0-12V 0-120V |
Foreign |
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Variable Condenser |
Sullivan standard variable Capacitor, housed in polished wood box with calibrated knob 0-180, Calibration table on side of box |
UK 1944 (ex WD) |
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Multimeter |
Black bakelite 3600 mirror scale in felt lined leatherette covered wood box. AC/DC ten ranges 3/12/60/300/600V and .012/.06/.3/1.2/6A |
German 1943? |
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Electrostatic Meter |
Small panel meter 0-300V in black bakelite housing with sloping front |
1945 |
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Insulation and Continuity Tester |
Battery operated (9V PP7) Two ranges, 500volts 0.6 Mohm and 3 ohm midscale Metal and bakelite case and grey flexible cover housing leads. |
Hendon, London NW9 UK 195? |
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AC voltmeter |
3 range 0-150, 0-300, 0-750V rectfier type AC voltmeter, mirror scale, Industrial grade 1000 ohms/volt. Black bakelite case with leather handle. |
Enfield Middx England 1960? |
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Multimeter |
Model 8 MkII AVOMETER comlplete with leather case and leads |
London England 1960 |
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Multimeter |
AVO Test Set Multi Range No 1 |
London England 1971 |
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Wattmeter |
Wattmeter and associated resistor housed in polished wooden cases |
German |
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Millivoltmeter |
AC millivoltmeter PM 2454 |
Holland |
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High resistance test set |
PYE High Resistance test set housed in wooden box.Can measure insulation resistances in excess of 200 000 megohms |
Cambridge UK 1958 |
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Ohmmeter |
5 ranges from 1 ohm to 10 Mohm which has been taken apart and the meter section has been converted into a 0-120 uA (0-120mV) meter. |
Germany 194? |
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CR Bridge |
Housed in black crackle finish steel box with magic eye null detector, mains operated |
UK |
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Electronic fault tracer |
Labgear s/n B254B |
Black crackle finish aluminium box with sloping front housing CR bridge, AF oscillator, HF oscillator in 5 ranges to 30 MHz, neon capacitor tester, HT and LT outputs. |
Cambridge UK |
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Buzzer |
Wooden base with pressed onepiece black steel cover, screw terminals. |
UK |
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Resistance Bridge |
Polished wood case with ebonite panel. brass plugs for resistance selection and brass terminals.Designed for line testing, two10 ohm arms and one variable 100 ohm arm. Manganin BS ohms @ 15.50C |
Cambridge UK 1916 (ex WD) |
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Decade Condenser |
Internally screened polished wood case with polished black front panel. Three decade switches; tenths, hundredths and thousandths microfarad. |
UK |
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Insulation tester |
'Megger' 500v Insulation Tester in crackle finish brass box with handle. |
UK |
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Ohmmeter |
'Megger' safety ohmmeter 0 - 50 ohms faulty |
UK |
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Fax machine |
Philips Fax3300 NC8720001 s/n 20481 |
Grey plastic housing thermal paper fax machine with LED display and programming buttons. |
Japan 1987? |
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Fax machine |
NEFAX-10 s/n 7025 |
Rounded beige plastic casing thermal paper fax machine complete with handbook |
Japan May 1987 |
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Reel to reel tape recorder |
Leatherette covered wooden two part case. Tape speeds 17/8, 33/4and 71/2 inches/second |
Romford England |
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Laptop computer |
mfg no. 00321 |
512 KB ram,10MB hard disk, 720KB floppy disk, LCD mono display,serial and parallel ports with detachable keyboard. |
Japan |
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Dictation machine |
Grey plastic housing, complete with handbook, earphones tapes, mains adapter and foot control. |
Austria |
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Hearing aid |
complete with plastic pouch and earpiece. uses oneAA battery. As issued by UK National Health Service. |
UK |
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Desktop Calculator |
Citizen model 123D s/n 0609316 |
Electronic calculator, 220-240V 50/60Hz 30W |
Japan |
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Calculator |
8 digit Electronic calculator, uses 2x AA batteries or AC adapter 0.2 W |
Japan |
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Calculator |
12 digit Scientific Electronic calculator, LCD display, 3V 0.00043W uses 2x AA batteries, complete with instuctions and plastic pouch |
Japan 1982 |
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Calculator |
CBM PCustom Greenline s/n01002 |
8 digit Electronic calculator, internal rechargeable battery 4.5V 200mA |
Japan |
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Calculator |
Solar powered 8 digit Electronic calculator, advertising gift in shape of floppy disk, cover slides to reveal photo cells and LCD display |
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Calculator |
Electronic calculator, LCD display, uses 2x AAA batteries |
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Calculator |
Desk top 12 digit Electronic calculator, LCD display, Two way power (uses 1x AA battery and solaar cells) manufactured for French market |
1999 |
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Calculator |
This is the first calculator thatI used after giving up the use of my slide rule. |
1974 |
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Calculator |
9 digit LCD display, solar powered calculator purchased new in Tokyo November 1982 |
Japan 1982 |
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Telephones (pair) |
Polished wood case with hinged front supporting microphone bell and contacts inside, original earpieces are missing |
UK 1896? |
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Telephone |
wall mounted cream phone |
1975 UK |
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Telephone |
desk type cream phone |
1971 UK |
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Telephone |
Handsfree speakerphone with 20 direct memories may be wall or desk mounted. Complete with instruction manual |
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Telephone |
made for Danish market. |
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Telephone |
BT 282a Linesman test phone |
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Telephone |
GPO type 8755 wall mounted cream phone |
UK |
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Telephone answering machine |
answerphone with integral clock and alarm complete with power supply and instruction manual |
Hong Kong 1992 |
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Telephone system |
1+4 automatic exchange complete with power supply and instruction manual |
1991 |
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Mobile phone |
UM9042A analogue mobile phone complete with leather case, charger and spare battery. |
Japan |
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Mobile phone |
TCD308/TP911 GSM900 mobile phone with charger and SIM card. |
France |
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Pager |
NEC Corporation PA3PY-20B |
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Telephone |
cordless phone and base station |
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Signal generator |
Two valve unit with a metal rectifier and a tuning eye valve. Complete and original, in a steel case. AC power supply built in. |
UK 1950? |
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Oscilloscope |
Oscilloscope 50 Mhz Dual channel |
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Valve Tester |
Two panel Valve Tester Admiralty pattern 55046 |
UK late 1940's |
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Valve Radio |
Battery portable radio LW MW with battery eliminator |
Cambridge UK 1946 |
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Valve Radio |
5 valve radio in veneered wood case with LW MW and SW bands |
UK 1949 |
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Transistor radio |
Mains operated LW MW and VHF radio with presets |
UK 1980 |
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Transistor radio |
Mains operated LW MW and VHF radio |
UK 1978 |
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Valve Radio |
Stroller" model B. Four valve portable universal mains or battery operated radio LW MW and SW. |
UK 1949 |
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Valve Radio |
AC mains operated single band VHF radio 87.5-100 MHz incorporating two loudspeakers and tuning indicator. |
UK 1956 |
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Valve Radio |
5 band communication receiver used in aircraft during and after WWII |
UK 1944? |
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Testmeter |
System Abrahamsohn" testmeter in leatherette covered wooden case housing 4 shunts and one series resistor |
Germany 1936? |
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Standard Resistor |
The Cambridge and Paul Instrument Co. Ltd. 100 international ohms manganin resistor type 7230 serial number 51509 with thermometer pocket. Brass nickel plated turned housing with ebonite top. |
UK 1920-24 |
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Clock |
Smiths electric alarm clock. Mains operated alarm clock housed in brown bakelite case. |
UK |
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Timer |
Mechanical lever operated timer 1 minute to 120 minutes, lever with hole gradually rises and bell rings at end of set period. |
UK |
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Timeswitch |
24 hour timeswitch, synchronous motor driven with spring reserve |
UK 1975 |
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Valve radio |
Serial no. 1846 G.E.R Co. London W1 Miniature walnut veneer cased mains operated valve radio. |
UK 1949 |
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Valve radio |
Serial no. 2345 G.E.R Co. London W1 Miniature walnut veneer cased mains operated valve radio. |
UK 1949 |
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Valve radio |
mains radio with magic eye tuning |
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Valve radio |
1930s mahogany-cased four-valve table radio |
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Induction coil |
Induction coil in a wooden box 100 X 70 X 135 mm (looks as if it was intended to be part of some larger equipment because only one face is polished) |
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Battery Eliminator |
model W5A |
UK 1930? |
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Oscillograph |
model 1039M |
UK |
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Decade Bridge |
Decade Bridge model TRF1527 in wooden box with handle |
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Valve radio |
model U18 table radio (Invicta) ac mains medium wave only |
UK 1944 |
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Valve radio |
table radio |
UK |
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Valve radio |
Stella type ST1100 mains operated table radio |
UK |
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Valve radio |
3 valve battery radio housed in wooden box with flip up lid. Some parts missing. |
UK 1928? |
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large coil |
large vintage testing coil which may be a demonstration crystal set |
UK |
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decading voltmeter |
True RMS decading voltmeter model 1901 Serial no. 1030 |
USA |
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Tube tester |
Housed in an oak box Box labelled 10S/639 and the two interior sections 10S/658 and 10S/556 |
UK |
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Thermometer |
Bridge instrument with 3 probes housed in a leather box. |
UK |
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Bonding tester |
Battery operated high current ohmmeter housed in a wooden box. |
UK |
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ValveRadio |
Mains operated table top radio with 3 AM and VHF incorporating 5 valves, rectifier and tuning indicator. |
UK |
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ValveRadio |
AC/DC 5 valve two-waveband table top painted bakelite superhetrodyne receiver. |
UK |
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transistor radio |
Long and medium wave transistor radio |
UK 1964 |
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Transistor Radio |
Mains operated radio/amplifier. |
Denmark 1971 |
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Turntable |
Mains operated turntable 33/45 rpm. |
Denmark 1971 |
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Power supply |
Power supply for Digifusion Freeview unit details of failure and repair |
China 2005 |
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Valve Radio |
Mains operated table top radio AM/FM |
UK 1961 |
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Transistor Radio |
Battery operated portable VHF only 88-100 MHz Two 9volt PP9 batteries required |
UK 1969 |
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Transistor Radio |
Battery operated portable LW/MW and VHF 9volt PP9 battery |
UK 197? |
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Valve Radio |
Battery operated operated 3 valve TRF radio LW/MW |
UK 1930 |
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Valve Radio |
AC/DC mains operated table radio |
1958 UK |
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Valve Radio |
AC/DC mains operated table radio with Long and Medium wavebands |
1958 UK |
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Valve Radio |
AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and Short wavebands |
1945 UK |
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Valve Radio |
AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and six Short wavebands |
1949 UK |
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Transistor Radio |
Table top radio battery/mains Long/medium/short wavebands |
Holland 1966 |
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Transistor Radio |
Six transistor portable radio housed in cloth covered plywood case, Long/medium wavebands |
1958 UK |
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Multimeter |
Electronic battery operated multimeter Type CT471 with leads clips and probes |
UK |
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Transistor radio |
Table top mains operated medium/long wave radio in plastic case |
UK 1967 |
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Transistor radio |
medium/long wave and 4 SW band portable battery operated radio |
USSR 1974? |
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Transistor radio |
medium/long wave portable battery operated radio |
UK 1961 |
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Valve radio |
Console floor standing medium/long wave radio |
UK 1937 |
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Valve radio |
mains table radio brown bakelite case |
UK 1955 |
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Valve radio |
Brown Bakelite case. UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave |
UK 1950 |
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Valve radio |
AC mains operated superhet table radio in veneered wood cabinet long and medium wavebands. |
UK 1935 |
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Valve radio |
AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and Short wavebands |
UK 1953 |
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Valve radio |
Console floor standing medium/long wave radio |
UK 1935 |
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Valve radio |
AC/DC table radio |
UK 1958 |
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Valve radio |
Portable mains/ battery radio |
UK 1954 |
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Valve radio |
table radio AC mains long meedium and shortwave with push button tuning |
UK 1945 |
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Valve radio |
HMV model 1127 |
alarm clock radio |
UK 1958 |
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Valve radio |
Murphy A122 |
table top radio with wood veneer 'baffle' cabinet |
UK 1947 | |
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Valve radio |
Bush DAC10 |
Mottled brown Bakelite case. AC/DC |
UK 1950 | |
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Valve radio |
HMV model 1127 |
alarm clock radio |
UK 1958 | |
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Valve radio |
Pye model 720 |
2 valve battery radio |
UK 1924 | |
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Insulation tester |
Megometer |
combined 500volt insulation tester and DC voltmeter |
UK 1930? | |
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