HOME ENTERTAINMENT -  MARCONIPHONE MODEL VII (7) RADIO

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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:   8 tube Superheterodyne set
Circa:  Ju;y 1925
Tube Lineup : ?
Power Input :  DC operated.
Original List Price: $ 250
Cabinet style: Table
Comment: Based on a "Valuation of Trade-In Radio Sets" document complied by "Radio" -  Pioneer of the Trade Papers organization, the model 7 radio had a trade-in allowance $20 in 1929.

M VIIa schematic here.
 
 

Marconiphone VII  cabinet only.  (Photo courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum)

This ad for the model VII receiver apperared in some periodical in 1926. Roger Hart listed this radio as the seventh month of 1925 and  selling for $ 250.  An ad for it appeared in Radio Magazine July 1925 and July 1926. Click on image to enlarge. (Image via E-Bay)

This ad for the Marconiphone 6 and 7  receivers appeared in a 1925 edition of The Canadian Countryman periodical. (Image via E-bay)

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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=1969.0884.001
3) Lewis Bodkin 05bodkin555(at)mail.com>
 
 

June 10/23