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A. J. Balcombe Ltd., 52-58 Tabernacle Street, London EC2

1936 - 1939

Picture of table model SV11 [8K]
SV11 Table Model
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
?1939? SV11 T 9"      
£30-9-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
"Floor Model"      
£32-11-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x

1946 - 1949

T331 T421
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
<May48 T411 C 9"   1ch
TRF 		AC
£91-6-0¹ £63-0-0
£28-6-0
<May48 T421 C 12"   1ch
TRF 		AC
£106-10-4¹ £73-10-0
£33-0-4
~Oct49 T331 T 9" 16or17 1ch TRF
(Upper sideband)		 AC
£51-8-8 £42-0-0
£9-8-8
Feb50 MT341 S/Het
~Oct49 T431 C 9" 17? 1ch TRF
(Upper sideband) 		AC
£59-3-0 £48-6-0
£10-17-0
Feb50 MT441 S/Het
? T441 C 12" 17?   AC
£x-x-x £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Feb50 MT442 S/Het
£74-11-6 £60-18-0
£13-13-6

1950 - 1952

T493 T492 T472 T432 T494
T301 T372 T392 T394
T304 T504 TR9872 TR9874 T483 / T484 TRG097AC
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
50? T432       1ch TRF
(Upper sideband) 		   
50/51 T352 T 12"
Mullard
MW31-17
or
MW31-18 		17 1ch S/Het
(London) 		 
£64-5-10 £52-10-0
£11-15-10
50/51 MT362 1ch S/Het
(Midlands) 		 
£64-5-10 £52-10-0
£11-15-10
50/51 T372 T 12"      
£64-5-10 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
50/51 T472 C 12"      
£74-11-6 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
51/52 T483 C+½D 15"      
£136-19-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
~Dec51² TRG0971 C 15"     AC. 3-speed autoradiogram
£210-2-6 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
51/52 TR9872 C+½D 15"     AC/DC with radio
£136-10-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Feb51 T392B T 12" 15   Significant difference with T392
£x-x-x £60-18-0
£x-x-x
Apr52 T392 T 12"
MW31-16 		15
Mullard 		5ch  
£72-9-0 £50-0-0
£22-9-0
Feb51 T372B T
£x-x-x £52-10-0
£x-x-x
Mar52 T492 C
£82-19-0 £57-4-9
£25-14-3
Feb51 T472B C
£x-x-x £60-18-0
£x-x-x
Oct51 TR9872B C
£94-10-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
52/53 T394 T 17"     AC/DC
£93-9-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
52/53 T484 C 17"   5ch S/Het AC/DC
£141-15-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
52/53 T493 C 15"     AC/DC
£103-19-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
~Sep53 T304 T 17"       £77-14-0 (Tax?)
T494 C       £92-9-0 (Tax?)
T504 C+D       £103-19-0 (Tax?)
TRG1974 C     Inc. Radio and 3-speed radiogram.  
52/53 TRG0972 C 15"   5ch S/Het  
£236-5-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
52/53 TRG9874 C 17"   5ch S/Het  
£148-5-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Apr53 T301 T 14" rect
14KP4A or
MW36-24		 18v 5ch S/Het
Fringe
Model 		ERT 04Sep54
£69-6-0 £51-16-9
£17-9-3

1954 / 1955

Picture of T524 console model with doors [5K]
T312 T321 T524
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
~Apr54 T312 T 12"   5ch Designed to take a convertor for Band III.
£51-9-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Sep54 T321 T 14"
MW36-24 		19v 12ch Trader #1193
£x-x-x £51-16-9
£x-x-x
Sep54 T324 T 17"
MW43-64
£x-x-x £59-13-10
£x-x-x
Sep/Oct54 T524 C
£x-x-x £77-15-1
£x-x-x

1956 - 1957

T644 T724 T909
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Aug56 T641 T 14"
AW36-21 		14
Mullard 		12ch Trader #1292.
£66-3-0 £47-2-2
£x-x-x
T644 17"
MW43-69
£71-8-0 £50-17-0
£x-x-x
Oct56 T336 T 21"
MW53-20		 14    
£x-x-x³ £66-11-0
£x-x-x
Oct56 T336B    
£x-x-x³ £66-11-0
£x-x-x
Jun57 T336FM 14 + 4   Includes FM radio. Unusually does not utilise the TV tuner's front end.
£100-16-0³ £71-15-6
£x-x-x
Jun57 T524FM C+D 17"
MW43-69 		16 12ch Includes FM Radio.

Trader #1322
£x-x-x £74-0-6
£x-x-x
T724FM C
£x-x-x £63-11-2
£x-x-x
T744FM T
£x-x-x £55-6-6
£x-x-x
Sep57 T909 Trans. AW36-21 15 2ch (1) Optional telescopic aerial (£1-1s). One Band I channel, one Band III channel. Trader #1335
£61-19-0 £44-2-4
£17-16-8

1958 - Onwards

 
T655 T656  
YEAR MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Jun58 T655 T 17"
AW43-80 		14 12ch Trader #1370
£68-5-0 £48-12-0
(£19-13-0)
  T656 T          
May59 T717 Portable 17"
AW43-88 		15   BRT TV143 Nov59
£65-2-0 £48-14-0
£16-8-0
T721 T 21"
AW53-88
£83-19-0 £62-1-0
£21-18-0
?? T724 Consolette          
Jun60 T766 T 17"
AW43-89 		15   Early appearance of PC95 valve in tuner?.
Optional stand (£2-12-6).
Trader #1469
£62-19-6 £46-14-9
(£16-4-9)

Advertisments

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T331 / T431
Advert from October 1949
Link to larger view [98K]		 T372 / T472
Advert from February 1951
Link to larger view [90K]		 T483 / TR9872
Advert from December 1951
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T392
Advert from April 1952
Link to larger view [104K]		 T492
Advert from April 1952
Link to larger view [105K]		 T392 / T492
Advert from May 1952
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T394 / T493
Advert from October 1952
Link to larger view [93K]		 T304 / T494 / T504
Advert from September 1953
Link to larger view [104K]		 T312
Advert from April 1954
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TRG071
Leaflet from 1951/2
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Notes : 1. Price shown for models T411 and T421 are after they were reduced in May 1948.
  2. Model TRG0971 first shown in September at the Earls Court show. Price increased before deliveries commenced in December.
  3. Models T336 etc were also available with detachable legs for an extra £2-2-0.
  4. ERT service sheet gives release date of April 1959 for models T717 / T712
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