Mercury Super Ten experimental prototype 1924

Kipp Co. Ltd., H.M.; Toronto

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  • Year
  • 1924
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 110171

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 247 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 & 60 to 135 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Mercury Super Ten experimental prototype [1924] - Kipp Co. Ltd., H.M.; Toronto
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • The booklet "The Story of The Mercury Super Ten", a catalogue No. 74, October 1st 1928 of H.M.Kipp Co. has interesting facts. On page 3 one can read: "The first 10 peanut Superheterodyne was built in the laboratories of the H.M.Kipp Co., Ltd. in June 1924. It was built as the outcome of a long series of experiments extending back several years, and having as its object the development of a Radio Receiver of the highest quality, especially suited to the peculiar needs of the Canadian people." On page 4 there is an other interesting notice: "The wonderful reception accorded the MERCURY SUPER TEN when it made its appearance during the Fall season of 1925 ..." Therefore we believe that before 1925 there was no such model on the market. We still list this experimental model because in the literature you even see notations that Super Ten existed already in 1923.

     The Super 10 is designed by C.A. Lowry. Later known as the Standard Mercury model or model H cabinet and others like the Model "D" cabinet as a kit. The cabinet H is probably made of pine with a walnut finish.
    The Mercury Super Ten employed not less than 10 "Peanut" tubes - and the radio was touted as the most sensitive and selective radio in the mid 1920s. The tubes had cost an extra 30 CDN$. 4 stages of RF/IF, oscillator, 2 detectors, AF tube and 2 power output tubes. Series-parallel filament circuit for the 1.1 volt tubes on a 6 volt accumulator. Thanks to the R215A tubes the set consumes only 500 ma on the "A" battery and a max. of 20 ma on the "B" battery. If 60 volts are used no bias ("C" battery) is needed. The Mercury Super Ten has also been sold as a kit. Customers could buy a loop aerial model "A" for 23.50 CDN$, designed for the Mercury Super Ten. Several prizes were awarded to the Mercury Super Ten for its excellent reception properties. For more text on the Super 10 see the versions 1925 and the later 1928 models. All Super Ten up to 1928 had basically the same circuit.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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