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Nock & Kirby, (Bel-A-Tone); Sydney
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| Name: | Nock & Kirby, (Bel-A-Tone); Sydney (AUS) |
| Abbreviation: | nock-kirby |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Nock & Kirby, (Bel-A-Tone) Nock & Kirby was a Sydney-based retail store trading in hardware and general household goods. |
| Founded: | 1894 |
| Production: | 1932 - 1939 |
| History: |
Nock and Kirby began as a partnership of Thomas Nock and Herbert Kirby in 1894. It became a limited liability company in 1906. All stores were changed to BBC Hardware following acquisition by Burns Philp in 1983. From 1932 till 1939 they advertised the Bel-a-tone brand of radios. It is not clear if they manufactured these radios. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Gary Cowans.
Some models:
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 35 | Bel-a-Tone 5 Valve Super Het | Advertised in the “Truth”,(NSW), March 24, 1935. Equipped with 6 Volt R... | |
| AUS | 37 | Bel-a-Tone Console Grand | unknown_Tube | Advertised in the “Sydney Morning Herald”,(NSW), December 10, 1937. Use... |
| AUS | 34 | Bel-a-Tone 5-Valve | unknown_Tube | Advertised in the "Cumberland Argus and Fruit growers Advocate”,(NSW), February 22, 1934. |
| AUS | 34 | Bel-a-Tone 6V All Wave | 77 | Listed in the HRSA Manufacture of Radios list. |
| AUS | 33 | All-Electric Bel-a-Tone 5 valve TRF | 58 | This model was an inexpensive console sold in Nock & Kirby stores from about January t... |
| AUS | 33 | Bel-a-Tone 5 valve Superhet (Low price model). 5 valve Superhet. | This model was an inexpensive console sold in Nock & Kirby stores from about June 1933... | |
| AUS | 35/36 | 57 Ch=497 | AK1 | The radio features variable volume and tone control, cog-driven tuning gang, a 10-inch Mag... |
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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):
Five and six valve Bell-a-Tone radios advertised in February 1934. From Electrical & radio exhibition 1934 – page 26.
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