Posted 8 years ago
Maria73
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Hi
This was my partners fathers and we have no information about it.
I can't find any visible markings.
It measures 54cm high, 41cm wide and is 26cm deep.
I think it's veneered wood. It's quite worn and has scratches, marks etc.
It plugs in with a British standard 3 pin plug and it comes on but we can't pick any stations up ( although I'm not sure how it actually works).
Could anyone help with any information about it
Thanks
Looks to be a 1930s/1940s world radio. A shame that there is no ID plate on it anywhere.
BBC broadcasted from four regional transmitters in the UK, North, West, London and Midland regional. Midland Regional transmitter brodcasted at 296 meters medium wave. So, nothing to do with the brand manufacturer Midland, though I would guess it's a British radio, since the locations are written in English.
...and Northern Ireland Regional which is also UK of course.
I was able to get a closer age estimate. The wavelength for midland regional, 296 meters medium wave, is the same as 1013 kHz. This radio transmitter (at Droitwich) started broadcasting in Feb 1935. As the war came closer, On 1 September 1939, the BBC merged the regional programmes into one national service from London to prevent enemy aircraft from using differentiated output from the Regional Programme's transmitters as navigational beacons. Thus, the radio is from 1935-1939.
Sorry, might have to stretch it a few more years. This site has a lot of info
http://www.richardsradios.co.uk/radio_age.html
The regional programmes apparently came back after the war but on slightly different wavelengths and the fact that the dial has the BBC light programme indicates 1945. On the other hand Radio Normandie is still on the dial, being shut down in 1940. 1947 there should be some other changes made not on the dial. So perhaps it's from just after WWII.
Thanks for the feedback, I think we will keep it and see if we can get an aerial to get it to work