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Fleetwood (brand of C&A Odlin); Wellington

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Name: Fleetwood (brand of C&A Odlin); Wellington    (NZ)  
Abbreviation: fleetwood
Products: Model types
Summary:

Fleetwood (brand of C&A Odlin); Wellington, New Zealand.

History:
Fleetwood was a well known brand in New Zealand, retailed by a long standing firm called C & A Odlin Timber & Hardware. Brothers Charles and Alf Odlin started their initial business in 1901 opening a small timber yard in Petone, Wellington.
They worked hard so their business grew and bloomed and they were public spirited, starting the first free ambulance service in Wellington in 1927. Odlins also delved into radio retailing and had the Atwater Kent licence in New Zealand from the mid 1920's.
Public broadcasting in New Zealand started in about 1922/23 with the first serious radio transmissions from Professor Robert Jack, who experimentally broadcast from the Otago University buildings during 1921. Odlins sold a number of radio brands including UK Mullard over the years and one of these lines was under their own label of "Fleetwood" which were sets manufactured by Philips. Most Fleetwood circuits are very Philips centric.
In 1986 the Odlins company was taken over by Fletchers and the name generally disappeared from commerce. However their Edwardian styled head office building in Wellington Central, after some years in neglect, was upgraded in 2005 and given a new life to house the New Zealand Stock Exchange. ( Thanks to David Crozier, New Zealand Vintage Radio Society, for the above information - www.nzvrs.pl.net)

This manufacturer was suggested by Mike Edwards † 25.10.21.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
NZ  61 Transistor Seven FL095T Golden Companion OC44  Tuning dial marked with KC/s and station call signs such as 2XP 1YZ 2YC 4YZ 3XC Callsign ... 
NZ  58 Seven Transistor 373   Push button controls for "On/Off - Tone - Pick-Up - Broadcast". Battery i... 
NZ  61 Fleetwood FL374T OC44  7-transistor, battery-powered superhet with push-pull audio output. Uses a Ferrocepter ro... 
NZ  57 477 UCH81  4 valve superhet broadcast (MW) AC/DC mantel receiver. See also Philips BZ166... 
NZ  57 Rambler 465F DK96  Hybrid Valve / Transistor Portable Multiband Radio In the crossover between valves and ... 
NZ  58 375F UCH81  5-Valve superhet all wave table model receiver with push button band selection. 3 Band:... 
NZ  58 Admiral 566F ECH81  6 valve (including magic eye) all wave superhet mantle model receiver with provision for&n... 
NZ  56 166F UCH81  4-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) mantel AC/DC receiver. See also Fleetwood 167F&nbs... 
NZ  61 FL517A ECH81  9 valve (including magic eye) 4 band stereo mantel receiver. Gramophone, tape and exten... 

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

Press 27 Feb 1958, Page 17. Image sourced from the National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_fleetwood_press_27_feb_1958_page_17.jpg

  

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