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Atwater Kent (Brand), C & A Odlin & Co. Ltd; Wellington
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| Name: | Atwater Kent (Brand), C & A Odlin & Co. Ltd; Wellington (NZ) |
| Abbreviation: | atwater |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
C & A Odlin Timber and Hardware Co. Ltd. (Odlins)
C. and A. Odlin were New Zealand distributors for Mullard, Fleetwood, and US Atwater Kent radios. Early models were UK & US exports. After 1939 Mullard and Fleetwood radio models were locally manufactured by Philips NZ. |
| History: |
In 1901 Charles Camperdown Odlin commenced business as a timber merchant at 28 Hopper St, Wellington. From the beginning his brother Alfred Odlin was an associate and in 1903 the brothers went into formal partnership as C. and A. Odlin, timber merchants. The business continued to expand and in 1907 the company was incorporated as a public company. The brothers 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-1920s. 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 in 1921. Odlins were New Zealand distributors for a number of radio brands including US Atwater Kent, and UK Mullard and one of these lines under their own label was "Fleetwood" which were sets manufactured by Philips. In 1986 the Odlins company was taken over by Fletchers. Sources: [1] Dominion 29 September 1926, Page 9.
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This manufacturer was suggested by Brian Stevens.
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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| NZ | 30 | Table 74 | 24 | Atwater Kent 74 Table 8-valve TRF without generation, screengrid. Table cabinet with en... |
| NZ | 30 | Console 70L | 24 | Atwater Kent 70 Console 8-valve TRF without generation, screengrid console lowboy recei... |
| NZ | 32 | 246 [220V] | 57 | 6 valve broadcast/police band superhet mantel receiver in a walnut cabinet. Also availa... |
| NZ | 34 | 217 [230V] | 58 | 7 valve superhet with RF stage mantel model receiver. MW and LW bands. Made in the USA.... |
| NZ | 32 | 228 [220V] | 35 | 8 valve broadcast (MW) superhet with RF stage mantel model receiver. Made in the USA. E... |
| NZ | 33 | 708 | 58 | 8-valve all-wave superhet with RF stage table model receiver with BC, Police & 2 SW ba... |
| NZ | 35 | 735 | 2A7 | Atwater Kent Compact Model 735 5-Valve All-wave model packed with performance...brings ... |
| NZ | 33 | 808 | 58 | 8-valve all-wave superhet with RF stage console lowboy model receiver with BC, Police... |
| NZ | 31 | 82 | 35 | Atwater Kent Model 82 Enchanting TONE! Superbly full, natural, and lifelike! Look ... |
| NZ | 31 | 85 | 35 | Atwater Kent Model 85 Console Enchanting TONE! Superbly full, natural, and lifelike!&nb... |
| NZ | 32 | 812 | 58 | Model 812 I2-valve console, with twin speakers. Its selectivity and sensitiv... |
| NZ | 32 | 96 | 35 | Tonebeam = Neon tuning indicator. Riders includes four chassis versions which differ in m... |
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