Abbiphone Miniature CRO

Abbiphone (Brand), Abbey Industries Ltd.; London

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  • Year
  • 1923/1924
  • Category
  • Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 76168
    • Brand: Abbiphone

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Crystal or Solid State Detector
  • Tuned circuits
  • 1 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • No Power needed
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Abbiphone Miniature CRO - Abbiphone Brand, Abbey
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 1.5 x 1 x 2 inch / 38 x 25 x 51 mm
  • Notes
  • Abbiphone Broadcast Receiver Type C.R.O. is a "Miniature Crystal Model C.R.O." made by Abbey Industries Ltd., London. The CRO has a BBC/PMG stamp; GPO No.492; There is a paper sticked to the bottom (outside) of the wooden box. It has an open cat's whisker/galena detector and a rotary stud tuning control with brass fittings on a black ebonite panel - which most often has gone into a yellowish brown. The wooden case is of mahagony. The original price for the CRO was £ 1. 1s. 0p

    According to an advertisement in Radio-Amatören Nr. 2 1st of May 1924, Abbiphone was also sold in Sweden for 20 Kr. as "världens bästa och minsta kristallmottagare - inklusive antenn, postförskott portofritt." The seller was "Aktiebolaget Biblioteksbokhandeln, Biblioteksgatan 12, Stockholm 7. Besides radioliterature they sold also "Nespers Hörlurar for 16 Kr. for the Abbiphone Miniature C.R.O.

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