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Raycophone Ltd., Sydney

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Name: Raycophone Ltd., Sydney    (AUS)  
Abbreviation: raycophone
Products: Model types Others
Summary:

Raycophone Ltd., Sydney. Manufacture of radios and cinema sound systems. Their radios were sold through Harringtons Ltd, a long established chain of photographic merchants in Australia and New Zealand.

Founded: 1929
Closed: 1950
Production: 1930 - 1950
History:
Raycophone Ltd was founded in November 1929 by Raymond Cottam Allsop to manufacture cinema sound equipment. Raycophone (‘Rayco’ from its inventor, Raymond Cottam Allsop’s, name and ‘phone’ from its inclusion of disc technology). The company was taken over in April 1930 by Harringtons Ltd, an Australian photographic supplier since 1899 and radio supplier since inception. The last Raycophone radios were built in 1935 and the company concentrated on theatre equipment.
Allsop had been experimenting with sound-film from 1921 and found the primary limitation was audio amplification. The takeover by Harrington’s ensured its survival by increasing manufacturing & engineering resources. By June 1937 Raycophone sound-projection systems were installed in 345 theatres. Raycophone theatre systems lasted well into the 50’s eventually being replaced by American western Electric & RCA systems.

This manufacturer was suggested by Stuart Irwin.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
AUS  35 61AW [Mantel] 6D6   
AUS  35 61AWB    
AUS  32 62E 58   
AUS  35 66E 6D6   
AUS  35 61AW [Console] 6D6   
AUS  35 61GB 6D6  Uses a genemotor for HT. 
AUS  35 57E [Table] 6A7   
AUS  35 57E [Console] 6A7   
AUS  31 41E [Mantel] 224   
AUS  30 S.G. Penthode R2-20 224  Cabinet is of similar design to the US, Keller-Fuller Radiette F12 
AUS  33 Pee-Wee 57  Excellent article on this model by Keith Lang in HRSA Radio Waves No. 74, October 2000, Pa... 
AUS  33 263AE Ch= 63AE (Later version) 58  This was the later version of this chassis, with a 2A7 in place of the 57 and a 2B7 in ... 

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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

Raycophone advertisment from "West Australian Wireless News" April, 16, 1934tbn_aus_raycophone_ad.jpg
Advertisement from 1932.tbn_aus_raycophone_ad_1932.jpg
Newspaper article on Raycophone theater equipement. From the west Australian "Sunday Times" August 23, 1936.tbn_aus_raycophone_1936_sound_equip.jpg
From the "Radio & Electrical retailer", May 2, 1946tbn_aus_raycophone_ad_1946.jpg
Raycophone Projector ad from “Everyones”, July 20, 1932.tbn_aus_raycophone_proj_ad_1932.jpg
Raycophone Projector ad from “Everyones”, May 24, 1933.tbn_aus_raycophone_proj_ad_1932~~1.jpg
From the “Sydney morning Herald”(NSW), September 23, 1932 Newspaper ad for the Peewee listing all of the Raycophone dealers.tbn_aus_raycophone_peewee_ad_1932.jpg
Advertisement from the Electrical & Radio Exhibition, Souvenir Edition, 1934.tbn_aus_raycophone_ad_1934.jpg
1931 advert for the 41E Table, Console and the Electric Reproducer with prices. Wireless Weekly Sep 11, 1931 Page 52tbn_aus_raycophone_wireless_weekly_sep_11_1931_page_52.jpg
Harrington's Raycophone Factory, 1934. Wireless weekly Mar 23, 1934, Page 25tbn_aus_racophone_wireless_weekly_mar_23_1934_page_25.jpg
Advert for two of the first Superheterodyne radios manufactured by Raycophone in 1932. The 5 Valve 53E and the 7 Valve 72E. Wireless Weekly Dec 9, 1932, Page 60.tbn_aus_raycophone_wireless_weekly_dec_9_1932_page_60.jpg
Wireless Weekly 6th October 1933tbn_raycophone_pee_wee_ww61033.png

  

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