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ACE

- Ace Radio Ltd., Tower Works, Tower Road, London NW10

Ace Radio Ltd, having manufactured radios for a number of years, entered the television market in May 1952¹. There is however reference to another television released around October 1949 by a company bearing the same name.

By 1964 they were part of the STC group.


V18/14 'Astra'	V18/17

DATE

MODEL

STYLE

CRT

VALVES

NOTES

PRICE

~Oct49

?²

C+D

10"

A.C. Only

£90-4-5	£73-10-0
	£16-14- 5

May52

V18/14
"Astra"

14" Al.
Rect.

18v

5ch S/Het. A pre-release version
for use in Italy was shown at
the 1952 Milan show .

A.C. Only
Mk.1 and Mk.2 models.

£83-9-6	£57-12-1
	£25-17-6

Jun52

V18/17

C+D

17"Al. wa

£120-15-0	£83-6-8
	£37-8-4

Apr53

553 "Astra II"

14"
Brimar
14KP4A
or
C14BM

15v

5ch S/Het

A.C. Only

£65-2-0	£49-8-10
	£15-13-2

"Capella"

14" Emitron
14KP4A

15v

5ch. S/Het.
Also fringe models using
an additional valve.

"Jupiter"

17" Emiton
17ASP4

15v

"Orion"

Band I
S/Het

Apparently there were Mk.1 and Mk.2 versions of this model.

£xx-xx-xx	£xx-xx-xx
	£xx-xx-xx

553

S/Het

V554F
V554S

?14"?³

Band I
S/Het

£xx-xx-xx	£xx-xx-xx
	£xx-xx-xx

In the mid-60's, with the brand now part of the STC group, at least one television appeared bearing the Ace name. It utilised the STC VC1 chassis.

Advert from May 1952
Link to larger view [73K] Announcement from July 1952
Link to complete article [80K] Advert from July 1952
Link to larger view [79K] Advert from December 1952.
Link to larger view [68K]

Notes	1.	Announcement in Wireless & Electrical Trader, 24th May 1952 and Practical Television magazine, July 1952
	2.	Also released with matching radio and gramaphone units.
	3.	C.R.T. size suspected from some literature which give the models as 554/14 and 554F/14.

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Advert from May 1952 Link to larger view [73K]	Announcement from July 1952 Link to complete article [80K]	Advert from July 1952 Link to larger view [79K]	Advert from December 1952. Link to larger view [68K]