Ekco car radio with power supply and two speakers, 1951

Made:
1951 in Southend-on-Sea
maker:
E K Cole Limited

Ekco car radio receiver, with separate power supply and two speakers, by EK Cole Limited, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, 1951. This radio was formally fitted in a Mark 1 Ford Consul.

The EKCO company was a British electronics company from 1924 to 1960 and was named after its founder Eric Kirkham Cole. They first made radio receivers and later expanded into television receivers and other electronic goods. In 1960, EKCO merged with Pye to form a new company, British Electronic Industries Ltd.

Details

Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
1985-829
type:
car radio receiver
credit:
Aslangul, P.

Parts

Ekco car radio receiver, 1951

Ekco car radio receiver, 1951

Ekco car radio receiver, by EK Cole Limited, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, 1951. This radio was formally fitted in a Mark 1 Ford Consul.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1985-829/1
type:
radio receiver
Power supply for Ekco car radio, 1951

Power supply for Ekco car radio, 1951

Separately mountable power supply, for Ekco car radio receiver, by EK Cole Limited, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, 1951. This radio was formally fitted in a Mark 1 Ford Consul.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1985-829/2
type:
power supply
Speaker for Ekco car radio, 1951

Speaker for Ekco car radio, 1951

Speaker, for Ekco car radio receiver, by EK Cole, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, 1951. This radio speaker was formally fitted in a Mark 1 Ford Consul.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1985-829/3
type:
loudspeaker
Speaker for Ekco car radio, 1951

Speaker for Ekco car radio, 1951

Speaker, for Ekco car radio receiver, by EK Cole, Southend on Sea, Essex, England, 1951. This radio speaker was formally fitted in a Mark 1 Ford Consul.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1985-829/4
type:
loudspeaker