5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly Console

Western Electric Company (Australia) (1912), Ltd., Sydney

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  • Year
  • 1925 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 355646

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • -Loudspeaker incorporated, but system not known.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly [Console] - Western Electric Company
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes

  • Western Electric 5-Valve Loudspeaker Console

    The console version of the Western Electric 5-Valve Loudspeaker Assembly Set, model A.131, was designed to deliver clear and powerful audio reproduction of radio broadcasts from distances of up to 500-600 miles.
    Capable of filling a large room or small hall with sound, this assembly comprised a Western Electric valve detector and tuner, a two-stage low-frequency amplifier, a loudspeaker amplifier, and a speaker mounted in a cabinet.

    Powered by accumulators for filament and grid bias, and dry batteries for B+ supply, the A.131 was unveiled at the Western Electric stand during the Royal Easter Show in Sydney in April 1925.

    While the core components were imported from Great Britain, the cabinet was likely adapted for the Australian market.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (The News (Tas) Jul 11, 1925, Page 2.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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