CANADIAN MARCONI HOME ENTERTAINMENT - MODEL 28 RADIO Type: TRF mantel radio
Coverage: Broadcast band
Circa: November 1931
Tubes: 4
Power input: AC :Comment: The Marconi Service manual Vol 1 does not have any specs for this radio, just the schematic. This is also called the Echophone model 40 radio. It is also known as "Bantam".
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Model 28 (Image via Kijiji.ca) |
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This ad for the model 28 'Bantam' appeared in the Dec 10, 1931 edition of La Presse newspaper in Montreal. (Submitted by Daniel Labelle) |
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Above and below: These ads for the Model 28 Bantam appeared in the Radio Trade Builder Magazine , December 1931 edition. (Provided by Lewis Bodkin) |
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Contributors or References:1) Canadian Marconi Service Manual - Volume 1
2) "The Early Development of Radio in Canada" by Robert Murray
3) Daniel Labelle <dlabelle54(at)yahoo.ca>
4) Lewis Bodkin <05bodkin555(at)gmail.com>
Oct 31/24