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- McMichael Radio Ltd., 190 Strand, London W.C.2 (1952)
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE |
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| ~1938 | 800T¹ | C Mirror |
12" Ediswan (Probably 12H) |
28 | Shown at the 1938 Radiolympia. | £63-0-0 |
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| The "Radiovision" (McMichael's 1st Post-war TV) |
912 | 909 (and 12" version model 129) |
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| <=Nov48 | "Radiovision" | C | 12" Mazda CRM121 |
Inc. 4-band Radio. First McMichael post-war set. Shown at the 1947 Radiolympia. |
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| ~Oct49 | 909 | Bookshelf | 9" MW22/14C |
19 | 1ch London or Birmingham |
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| ~Oct49 | 912 | T + Legs | 12" MW31/14C |
20 | 3-station preset radio. |
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| 512 | 512R | TM51 | C52R |
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| 129 | 12" MW31/14C |
Chassis and appearance as per earlier model 909 but with 12" CRT | ||||||||
| ~Apr51 | TM51 | T | 12" Mullard MW31/16 |
13 or 14 |
5ch S/Het |
Socket provided for connection of an aerial pre-amplifier costing £4-2-0. |
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| 512 | 12" MW31/18 |
13 | 5ch S/Het |
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| <=Apr52 | 512R | T + Legs | 12" | 14+5 | Inc. 2-band radio utilising their model 851U radio chassis. |
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| <Sep52 | TM52 | 12" MW31/16 or MW31/74 |
15 | 5ch S/Het | The C52R includes a radio. The C52 could be retro-fitted with a radio (£12 12s). | |||||
| C52 | C+D |
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| C52R | 15+5 | £93 9s |
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| C417FM | TM317 |
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| 53/54 | TM53 | T | 14" MW36/24 |
22 (+4 where radio is fitted) |
5ch S/Het |
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| C53 | C | |||||||||
| CR53 | Incl. radio chassis from their model 113. | |||||||||
| TM317 | T | 17" MW43/64 |
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| C317 | C | |||||||||
| CR317 | Incl. radio chassis from their model 113. | |||||||||
| Sep54 | TM54A | T | 14" Mullard MW36-24 |
17 (+4 where radio is fitted ) |
12ch |
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| Sep54 | TM54B | T | 5ch | 12ch tuner could be retrofitted. |
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| Oct54 | C54A | C | 12ch |
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| Oct54 | CR54A | C | Inc. 3-band radio chassis from their model 114. |
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| Sep54 | TM417A | T | 17" MW43-64 |
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| Oct54 | C417A | C |
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| Oct54 | CR417A | C | Inc. 3-band radio chassis from their model 114. |
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July 1956 : Radio and Allied Industries acquire 90% interest in McMichael.
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| MP14 | M71T | M72T | M23 |
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| Sep56 | M17T | T | 17" Mullard MW43-64 |
14 | 12ch |
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| M17TLC | C+D |
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| 57/58 | M21T | T | 21" MW53-80 |
16 | 13ch | |||||
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| ~Apr57 | MP14 "Venturer" |
Trans | 14" MW36-20 or MW36-21 |
14 | 13ch | Optional Band I/III 48-inch telescopic aerial £0-10-6 extra. |
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| 1957? | MP14DL | |||||||||
| 1958? | M22T | T | 21" | 16 | 13ch | Also available with a matching stand costing £2-10-3 |
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| <=Nov57 | M71T | 17" |
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| Apr58 | MP17 | Trans | 17" AW43-80 |
14 | 13ch | VHF radio |
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| M72T | T | VHF radio, optional stand (£2 14s) |
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| Aug58 | M72HFC | C | VHF radio |
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| 1959? | MP19 "Popular Voyager" |
Trans | 17" AW43-80 |
11 | 13ch | |||||
| 59/60 | MP18 | Trans | 17" AW43-88 |
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| M74HFC | Consolette | |||||||||
| M247HFC | 21" AW53-88 |
| DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| Feb60 | MP20 | Trans | 17" AW43-88 |
13 | 13ch | Same chassis as Sobell TPS710 etc. |
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| 1961 | MP28 | Portable | 17" AW43-89 |
13 | Same chassis as Sobell T193 |
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| Advert from September 1952 Link to larger view [126K] |
Advert from July 1952 Link to larger view [103K] |
Advert from December 1952 Link to larger view [99K] |
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| M22T / M17T Advert from March 1958 Link to larger view [91K] |
Advert from June 1958 Link to larger view [130K] |
| Notes | 1. | The book "Historic Televisions and Video Recorders" by Michael Bennet-Levy refers to a pre-war 10" model costing £63-0-0 which may well be the model 800T. |
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