In walnut box with flip up
lid.
The controls on the ebonite front plate:
on the left connection points for antenna and earth and
a wavelength switch with the positions 1 (303-315
meters) and 2 (315-495 meters).In the middle the crystal and
the tuning knob of the variometer (0-180 degrees) and on
the right the connection points for a headphone.
The name "Radiola" and the BBC logo are
placed on the front of the box.
The instructions for use and a tuning
indication for the use of an antenna of 30 meters are
fitted under the lid.
The first version is from 1923. In 1924
the brand name "Radiola" was added. The device was sold until
1925.
GPO reg. no. 861.
The price of the set was 3£
10s (+1s extra BBC Tariff), including a set of 4000 ohm BTH
headphones.
Data
Type plate:
Type: C Form: B No: R
Dimensions
(w×h×d):
14 × 18 × 12.2 cm
Made in:
1924
Purchased in:
2018
Sold in:
2023
What was broadcast in 1924?
Listen to "Go 'Long Mule",
by
The Romaine Dance Orchestra, sung by George Baker,
recorded on November 5, 1924
Front with BBC
logo and the brand name "Radiola"
on the lid
Type plate
Inside
Advertisement with almost the complete BTH product
range in Modern Wireless, May 1924
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