DYNATRON
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DYNATRON |
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Perfecta Works, Ray Lea Road, Maidenhed [1938 & 1948]
The Firs, Castle Hill, Maidenhead [1957]
![Picture of typical frame arrangement [10K]](tv27bchas.jpg) |
| Chassis and frame of TV27B |
Dynatron produced televisions for several years before the war.
However the TV21 and K329 are the companies first post-war televisions. First
exhibited at the 1947 Radiolympia, deliveries did not commence until september
1948, over a year later. Although very expensive, technically the sets were
pretty run of the mill.
One nice feature that seems to have persisted through most of there sets is
that the chassis and C.R.T. were mounted in a frame such that the entire electronics
could be removed from the television's cabinet for servicing.
![TV23 "Falcon" [6K]](../../dbase/dynatron/tv23_II.jpg) |
| TV23 "Falcon" |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE |
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| <=Aug38 | Ether Emperor | 35 | Included a radio and gramaphone with auto-changer. | ||||
| ?1939? | TV23 "Falcon" | C | 23 | Same model number / name used by a post war Dynatron model. | £72-9-0 | ||
| ?Aug39? | 12" | (Presumably the TV23 Falcon?) | |||||
| ?Aug39? | 4518 "Ether Emporer IV" |
12" | 45 (!) | Inc. All-wave radio and gramaphone with auto record-changer. |
Notes : It is not clear how many models Dynatron exhibited at the 1939 Radiolympia, however at least two models were shown.
![K349 Model in Queen Anne style cabinet (yeuk!) [10K]](../../dbase/dynatron/k349d_ether_sovereign_queen_anne_atyle.jpg) |
![Picture of K349 "Ether Sovereign" [8K]](../../dbase/dynatron/k349.jpg) |
![Picture of TV23 Falcon console [6K]](../../dbase/dynatron/tv23.jpg) |
| K349QD "Ether Sovereign" | K349MD "Ether Sovereign" | TV23 "Falcon" |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| Sep48? | (TV23¹²)"Falcon" | C | 12" Mazda CRM121 |
23 | 1ch T.R.F. | AC-Only |
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| K349QD¹ "Ether Sovereign" |
33! | AC-Only. Inc. auto-radiogram. |
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| K349MD¹ "Ether Sovereign" |
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| 49/50 | (TV24A²) "Falcon" | C | 12" | 24? | Ch.1 or 4 |
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| ? | (TV24A²) P304 "Ether Consort" | C | 12" |
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| Notes : | 1. | Two models, the TV21 and K329, were also announced in Wireless Electrical Trader, 18th September 1948, with exactly the same specifuication and prices as the TV23 and K349. Neither the TV21 or K329 are mentioned "Used Radio and Television Set Values" which quotes models TV23 and K349 (of 1948/1949) as the only two models from that period, and a contemporary Manufacturer's advertising brochure also only lists the TV23 and K439. Thus the details in the Wireless and Electrical Trader are likely to be misprints. |
| 2. | The references "TV23", "TV24A" refer to the TV chassis itself, which in each case could be used in a number of different receivers. |
![Picture of model P314 [12K]](../../dbase/dynatron/p314_ether_consort.jpg) |
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| P314 | TV27 |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| 50/51 | B314/1 | C | 12" | S/Het |
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| 50/51 | P314/2³ | C | 12" | 23 (+8 radio) | S/Het | Incl. 3-band radio and gramaphone |
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| 50/51 | K349MD/2 | C | 12" |
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| 50/51 | K349QS/2 | C | 12" |
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| 51/52 | TV27 "Fulmar" |
C | 17" | S/Het | TV27B = Birmingham ?. Also exhibited at the Radio Show of 1953, then costing £174-14-3. |
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| Aug55 | TV29 "Condor" |
21" | 23 | S/Het |
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| TV29M "Marlborough" |
As per TV29 but in a Queen Anne period style cabinet. |
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Note 3 : The release date for the model P314 is taken from a gude to used TV prices. The illustration comes from a Dynatron brochure from probably 1951 (as it mentions Manchester area transmissions). However teh 5x4 aspect ratio of the screen suggests a release date of 1949.
In July/August 1955 Ekco aquired a controlling interest in Dynatron.
Towards the end of the 50's Dynatron were upmarket versions of Ekco / Ferranti products.
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| TV30CK |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| 1957 | TV30CK "Knightsbridge" |
C+D | 17" | Inc. VHF Radio. First shown at the 1957 National Radio Show. |
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| Aug59 | TV38 "Buckingham" |
T | 17" | 17 | RR TV151 Mar60 |
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| Aug59 | TV40 "Stirling" |
C | 17" |
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| Aug59 | TV42 "Dorchester" |
T | 21" |
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| Aug59 | TV44 "Conway" |
21" |
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| Jan60 | TV45 "Envoy" |
T | 17" CME1703 |
17 | 12ch ('F' is fringe model) |
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| TV45F |
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| Jan60 | TV50 | C + D | 21" CME2101 |
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| Jan60 | TV50CH | Chippendale-style cabinet |
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| Sep60 | TV51 |
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| TV67 |
Scans of part of a brochure from circa 1949.
Click on the images for larger views.
(Thanks to Richard at the dynatronmuseum.org.uk
website)
![Click for larger view [128K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/p1213.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [141K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/p1415.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [93K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/p2223.jpg) |
| Falcon, incorporating the TV24A Chassis | P314 "Ether Consort" | |
| Link to larger view [128K] | Link to larger view [141K] | Link to larger view [93K] |
![Click for larger view [123K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/p1617.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [125K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/p1819.jpg) |
| K349MD "Ether Sovereign" Link to larger view [123K] |
K349QD "Ether Sovereign" Link to larger view [125K] |
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| TV38 / TV44 Click for larger view [160K] |
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Pre-War
![Clic for larger view [71K]](../../dbase/dynatron/ad/EthEmp.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [60K]](../../dbase/dynatron/broch1/tv23.jpg) |
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| Ether Emperor Advert from August 1938 Link to larger view [71K] |
TV23 "Falcon" Extract from Pre-war Brochure Link to larger view [60K] |
| Related Websites | 1/ | dynatronmuseum.org.uk | A museum covering all things Dynatron. |
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