• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• HMV (Brand), His Masters Voice, The Gramophone Company Ltd.; Middlesex

• Year
• 1930 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 215191

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• HL210 HL210 H2 L210 P215

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries

• Loudspeaker
• Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic.

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Receiver Model X55 - HMV Brand, His Masters Voice,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes
• The nameplate reads: "Receiver Model X55" and the dog "Nipper" listening tells us that it is a "His Master's Voice (HMV)" model. On the original, this writing can also be seen just above the picture. The tubes (valves) given are not all original and we have put in what was in the set only. We would like to know about this early portable radio.

• External source of data
• Guest Knud Jensen, Denmark.

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 421 models, 330 with images and 242 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from HMV (Brand), His Masters Voice, The Gramophone Company Ltd.; Middlesex