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MARCONIPHONE

- Marconiphone Co. Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex. [May53]

1936 - 1939


Model 701	Model 702	Model 703	Model 704	Model 705


Model 706	Model 708	Model 709	Model 712

DATE	MODEL	STYLE	CRT	VALVES	RF	NOTES	PRICE
<=Sep36	701	C
<=Sep36	702	C(Mirror)	12"
Early/Mid 1937	703 "Mastergram"	C(Mirror)	12"		TRF	With radio and gramaphone	£126-0-0
~Jan38	704	C	9"				£47-5-0
~Jan38	705	C(Mirror)	12"			Includes radio	£84-0-0
	706	T	5"			3-band radio	£30-9-0
	707	T	7"			Larger screen version of 706	£36-15-0
Feb38	708	C	22" x 18" Projection 3" C.R.T. 20KV E.H.T.	37		Includes 8-valve 4-band radio. Had been shown at the previous year's Radiolympia but was withdrawn after the second day.	£210-0-0
1938	709	C				3-band radio	£47-5-0
~Aug1939	710	T	10"
~Aug1939	711	C	10"				£37-16-0
~Aug1939	712	C	14"				£46-4-0
~Aug1939	713	C	14"			Inc. all-wave radio.	£59-17-0

Models 701 and 702 were displayed at the 1936 Radiolympia although they were not operative and prices had yet to be announced.
Model 710 is similar to or the same as the post-war model VT50A.

1946 - 1949


VT50A	VCR52A	VT53A	VT53DA	VCR670A (Year?)

DATE

MODEL

STYLE

CRT

VALVES

NOTES

PRICE

Jul/Aug47

VT50A

10"

1ch S/Het

Same as HMV1804. Trader #867.
Marconiphone's first post-war television, identical in appearence to the pre-war model 710..

£76-0-11	£61-19-0
	£14-1-11

<=Jan49

VCR52A

10"

22 (+5 radio)

With 3-band radio

£110-0-0	£89-12-3
	£20-7-9

~Oct49

VT73DA

10"

15v

1ch S/Het
B'Ham

AC/DC

£47-11-4	£38-15-0
	£8-16-4

Guess 49 ??

VCR670A

Incl. Radio

1950 - 1952


VT56DA	VT55A	VT59DA


VC53DA	VC56DA	VC59DA

DATE

MODEL

STYLE

CRT

VALVES

NOTES

PRICE

Feb50

VT53DA

10"
Emiscope
3/20

14v

1ch S/Het
(B'ham)

AC/DC
Trader #974

£47-11-4	£38-15-0
	£8-16-4

Mar50

VC53DA

1ch TRF
(London)

£59-16-10	£48-15-0
	£11-1-10

Mar50

VC73DA

1ch S/Het
(B'ham)

£59-16-10	£48-15-0
	£11-1-10

1950

VT55A

1950

VT75A

c1950?

VT56DA

Semi-circular sides/rear of cabinet, probably intended to fit in a corner of a room.

c1950?

VT76DA

Apr52

VT59DA

12" Emiscope
3/31

5ch

Trader #1061

£72-9-0	£49-15-10
	(£22-13-2)

VC59DA

C+½D

£85-0-0	£58-8-4
	(£26-11-8)

1953-1955


VC60DA	VT62DA	VT65DA	VT69DA

DATE

MODEL

STYLE

CRT

VALVES

NOTES

PRICE

~May53

VC60DA

C+½D

15"
Alum.

5ch S/Het

AC/DC
ERT TV61 Jan55

1953

VT62DA

Aug54

VT64DA

14"

Preset band I plus
variable tuning on band III.

Trader #1230

£x-x-x	£44-3-4
	£x-x-x

VT65DA

17"

£x-x-x	£44-3-4
	£x-x-x

Dec54

VT68DA

14"
Emiscope
4/14G

13ch

£69-6-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

Mar55

VC68DA

£82-19-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

Dec54

VT69DA

17"
Emiscope
4/15G

£82-19-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

Mar55

VC69DA

£112-7-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

Mid 1956 Onwards

Now part of the Thorn group, Marconiphone models utilised the same basic designs as Ferguson.


VT150 (Year?)	VC151	VT153 (Year?)	VT157

DATE

MODEL

STYLE

CRT

VALVES

NOTES

PRICE

~Nov56

VC151

C+D

17"
Emiscope

13ch

£110-5-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

Early/Mid58

VT157

13ch

Same chassis as Ferguson (Thorn) 480T series.

VT159

VT160

Apr59

VT161

17"
AW43-80

13ch

£65-2-0	£x-x-x
	£x-x-x

1959

VT164

Same chassis as Ferguson 546T series.


Model 709 Late 30's Advert Link to larger view [63K]	VT50A Advert from August 1947 Link to larger view [96K]	VT53/VT73 and VT55/VT75 Advert from September 1950 Link to larger view [73K]	VT59DA Advert from April 1952 Link to larger view [74K]	VT59DA Advert from July 1952 Link to larger view [93K]


VT62DA Advert from 1953 Link to larger view [93K]	VT68DA Advert from April 1955 Link to larger view [97K]	VT153 Advert from June 1957 Link to larger view [92K]	VT157 / VT158 Advert from June 1958 Link to larger view [96K]

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