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Courtenay (Brand); Various manufacturers

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Name: Courtenay (Brand); Various manufacturers    (NZ)  
Abbreviation: courtenay
Products: Model types
Summary:

Courtenay Brand Radios were manufactured by the following Companies from 1930 till 1959.

DateManufacturerDistributor
1930-1933W. Marks Ltd.Stewart Hardware
1933- 1935Radio Corp. of New ZealandCourtenay Radio Ltd.
1935-1956Radio Corp. of New ZealandTurnbull & Jones
*1956 – 1959 ? ?

* Transistor radios manufactured during this period is under investigation

Production: 1930 - 1959
History:

This manufacturer was suggested by Wolfgang Scheida.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
NZ  36/37 Courtenay 18 6D6   
NZ  54–56 Courtenay 45A 6BE6  60 W power consumption. Made in New Zealand. 5-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) table c... 
NZ  38 Courtenay 94 (Aero design) 6K8G  There is also a Columbus model 94 with a standard chest design, and a Courtenay model 9... 
NZ  56 Courtenay 66R [6V6GTA] EBC33  If the original tube lineup contains 6V6GTA, then this model cannot be earlier than the ye... 
NZ  38/39 Courtenay 35 6A7  Also availabe as a Columbus Console model. Made for Turnbull & Jones Ltd. by Radio ... 
NZ  53 Courtenay Talisman 5 5M 6BE6   
NZ  40–42 Super Defiant Ch=75A KTW61  5 band superhet with RF stage table model receiver with full bandspread calibrated shortwa... 
NZ  50 Courtenay Talisman 5 6BE6   
NZ  31 4V 35  4-valve, AC-powered, TRF radio. 
NZ  50 032N 6K7  6-valve superhet with RF stage.   
NZ  51/52 Courtenay 26N 6BE6  5-valve, broadcast band, AC-power superhet. Manufactured for Turnbull & Jones by Ra... 
NZ  40 52S X65  5-valve, AC-powered, Dual wave superhet with bandspread on the shortwave band. Chassis ... 

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

Evening Post 6 Mar 1930, Page 23. Image sourced from the National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_courtenay_evening_post_6_mar_1930_page_23.jpg
Evening Post 17 Nov 1934, Page 7. Image sourced from the National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_courtenay_evening_post_17_nov_1934_page_7.jpg
Evening Post 29 Oct 1936, Page 30 Image sourced from the National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_courtenay_evening_post_29_oct_1936_page_30.jpg

  

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