5-Valve Daventry All-Wave Battery Console 503

Batyphone, C.S. Baty & Co.; Perth (WA)

  • Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 255462

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5-Valve Daventry All-Wave Battery Console 503 - Batyphone, C.S. Baty & Co.;
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • Five-valve Daventry All-Wave battery console radio. 3 wave bands.

    Initial price: £35/10. Later advertised as model 503, price: 34 gns.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 35.50 Aus£
  • Mentioned in
  • Sunday Times (Perth), 7 May 1936, 5 Apr 1936

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