Clock radio

Made:
1954 in England

HMV bedside table clock radio, model 1127, 1954. Housed in maroon thermoplastic case with medium wave tuning control knob engraved with wavelengths on right-hand side. With volume control and wave change switch on either side of the clock on the front panel. The medium waveband was fully tuneable but the long wave was set to a single frequency (200kHz). The valve heaters were wired in series and supplied via an auto transformer. The side-mounted loudspeaker was of the energised type and the coil formed part of the high-tension smoothing circuit. when first produced in 1954 this radio cost £19 19s plus purchase tax. Suitable for UK mains.

HMV bedside table clock radio, model 1127, 1954. With Smith's electric alarm clock and with with automatic time-switching facilities and mains socket to switch on bedside lamp or other electrical appliance. The radio could be preset to automatically switch on the radio or the alarm.

Details

Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
1984-1767
Materials:
Bakelite
type:
clock radio
credit:
Wilk, J.