Domestic
Portable Radios: Sobell Model
430Radio
Domestic Table Radios: Sobell 439 Radio
| This trader advert from
April 1950 shows the left hand side of a two page spread of Sobell
products. Note the strange toaster-shaped portable on the right,
with one standard knob and one edge on knob; weird! Free repair from
home, under guarantee from Sobell was a very good offer.
"… a lot of technical nonsense!" said Mrs. Green
"John kept reading out all about valves and positive feed
something or other – ‘a lot of technical nonsense’, I said. ‘What
I want is a reliable set –‘" * Valves and cathode ray tubes are subject to the BVA makers’ standard guarantee of 90 days and six months respectively. Sobell Model 430. (right) 4-valve superhet Table Receiver in exceptionally attractive cabinet of Australian walnut veneer with bronze finish metal grille. High performance chassis with positive feedback. 6 ½" Loudspeaker. Horizontal twin scales, covering the medium 183-570 metres and long 970-2000 metre bands. Mains 210/240 volts AC/DC. To sell at 16 gns. Tax Paid. Sobell Model 439 (Sobellette). The Sobellette is a full-power 4-valve superhet with the performance of a standard 5-valve receiver. In Ivory, Ice Blue, Aero Green, Magenta, Peach, Pastel Green, and Walnut. Output 3 watts. Medium and Long wavebands. No aerial or earth needed. The best value in first-class radio – With the full Sobell Guarantee of 2 Years Free Maintenance in the Home. Mains: 210/240 volts AC/DC. To sell at £9. 19. 6. Tax Paid. Sobell Radio & Television, Sobell Indistries Ltd., Langley Park, Slough, Bucks. Tel: Slough 22201/5. |
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