Abbiphone Miniature CRO
Abbiphone (Brand), Abbey Industries Ltd.; London
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Abbiphone (Brand), Abbey Industries Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1923/1924
- Category
- Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 76168
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- Brand: Abbiphone
- Main principle
- Crystal or Solid State Detector
- Tuned circuits
- 1 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- No Power needed
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Abbiphone Miniature CRO - Abbiphone Brand, Abbey
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 1.5 x 1 x 2 inch / 38 x 25 x 51 mm
- Notes
- Abbiphone Broadcast Receiver Type C.R.O. is a "Miniature Crystal Model C.R.O." made by Abbey Industries Ltd., London. The CRO has a BBC/PMG stamp; GPO No.492; There is a paper sticked to the bottom (outside) of the wooden box. It has an open cat's whisker/galena detector and a rotary stud tuning control with brass fittings on a black ebonite panel - which most often has gone into a yellowish brown. The wooden case is of mahagony. The original price for the CRO was £ 1. 1s. 0p
According to an advertisement in Radio-Amatören Nr. 2 1st of May 1924, Abbiphone was also sold in Sweden for 20 Kr. as "världens bästa och minsta kristallmottagare - inklusive antenn, postförskott portofritt." The seller was "Aktiebolaget Biblioteksbokhandeln, Biblioteksgatan 12, Stockholm 7. Besides radioliterature they sold also "Nespers Hörlurar for 16 Kr. for the Abbiphone Miniature C.R.O.
- Source of data
- Radio! Radio!
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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Here you find 6 models, 3 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Abbiphone (Brand), Abbey Industries Ltd.; London