Cee Bee No.3 Shorter Cabinet Version

Cee Bee (Brand), City Battery & Wireless Co.; London

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  • Year
  • 1922
  • Category
  • Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 76083
    • Brand: Cee Bee

 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: Cee Bee No.3 [Shorter Cabinet Version] - Cee Bee Brand, City Battery &
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 5.25 x 4 x 4 inch / 133 x 102 x 102 mm
  • Notes

  • Official GPO Registration No. 249 crystal receiver approved by the Postmaster-General (P.M.G.) and the B.B.C., manufactured by City Battery & Wireless Co. starting in winter 1922.

    This variant represents the shorter cabinet version constructed without the side-mounted headphone compartment/receptacle found on the expanded cabinet version.

    The receiver features a finely wound inductance tube with 20 tappings, a "Detector De Luxe" with micrometer screw adjustment, and twin crystals (an open galena/cat's whisker detector combined with a Perikon detector) mounted on a superfine ebonite panel. All internal connections are fully soldered and insulated. It is housed in a compact mahogany cabinet with a hinged lid housing the operating instructions.

    Lineage & Cabinet Variant Note:

    As documented in Radio Radio (Jonathan Hill, p. 68, fig. 75), sets bearing GPO Reg. No. 249 originated with City Battery & Wireless Co. in late 1922. The model was produced in two distinct cabinet styles:

    • Standard Cabinet: Includes an integrated side compartment/receptacle for headphone storage (Width: 8.5 inches / 216 mm).
    • Short Cabinet: A more compact cabinet omitting the side headphone compartment.

    Both variants were also marketed and distributed through London selling agents Fowler & Brigden (130 Euston Road).

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 1.63 £
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Amateur Wireless Jun 23, 1923, p.882.)
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Popular Wireless Weekly May 26, 1923, p.573)

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