BTH Bijou Type C, Form B early

• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• BTH (B.T.H.), British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd.

• Year
• 1923–1925

• Category
• Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 76209

• Picture
• Schematics

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• 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: BTH Bijou Type C, Form B [early] - BTH B.T.H., British Thomson-

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5.25 x 7 x 4.75 inch / 133 x 178 x 121 mm

• Notes

• BBC/PMG stamp; GPO No.861; Height with lid open 160 mm. Later models got the name RADIOLA added.

  In 1925 a device was offered to adapt the set for long-wave reception.

• Mentioned in
• Radio! Radio! (1st Ed., p.73, fig.108)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Tickling the Crystal; Sanders (Vol.1, p.64)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 40 models, 35 with images and 5 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from BTH (B.T.H.), British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd.