HOME ENTERTAINMENT -  MARCONIPHONE MODEL VI  (6) RADIO

The earliest Canadian Marconi receivers were given ascending Roman numeral model designators. These Roman numerals are also referenced  here along with their  corresponding Arabic numbers.

Type:   4 tube  TRF set
Circa:  Ju;y 1925
Tube Lineup : ?
Power Input :  DC operated.
Original List Price: $ 115
Cabinet style: Tabletop
Comment: Based on a "Valuation of Trade-In Radio Sets" document complied by "Radio" -  Pioneer of the Trade Papers organization, the model 6 radio had a trade-in allowance $15 in 1929..

M VI schematic here.
 
 

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Marconiphone VI  (Photo courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum) 

 
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Above and below: Marconiphone VI with lid closed and open. (Photo source unknown)
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This ad for the Marconiphone 6 and 7  receivers appeared in a 1925 edition of The Canadian Countryman periodical. (Image via E-bay) 
 


Credits and References:

1) The Early Development of Radio in Canada 1901 to 1930 by Robert Murray
2) https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1968.0510.001
3) Lewis Bodkin 05bodkin555(at)mail.com>
 
 

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