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Ultra Electric Products: Radio Ultra T491

Source:

This information from the 1947 brochure (L33).  This brochure has a dealer stamp; K.C.L. Wells, Radio & Electrical Sales & Services, High St. Debenham, Suffolk.

Power: 200-250 volts AC, 50-100 cycles
Wavebands: Three; LW (1000 to 2000m), MW (200 to 550m), SW (16 to 50m)
Controls: Tuning, Wavechange (with "Gram" position), Tone and combined Volume-On/Off.
Design: Streamlined "backless" cabinet of non-stain, non-fade plastic.  Loudspeaker louvres of contrasting colour.   Height 11 3/4", Width 16 1/2", Depth 10 3/4".
Date: 1947.  Price £24. 5s 5d tax paid.
Manufacturer: Ultra Electric Ltd. 62 Buckingham Gate, SW1. Phone Victoria 1686
Features: Large elliptical loudspeaker, fly-wheel tuning, negative feedback, tri-unit chassis construction, easily detachable illuminated dial, calibrated in metres and marked with station names.  5 valve, 3 waveband, superhet.
Loudspeaker: Special 11 3/4" elliptical permanent magnet.  Audio output 4 watts.  Provision for extension loudspeaker (with cut-out switch for internal speaker).
Pick-up: either the magnetic of crystal type pick-up may be used with this receiver and can be left permanently connected. 
Line up: (1) Triode Heptode, low noise frequency changer; (2) RF pentode, high gain IF amplifier; (3) Double diode-triode, detector, AVC and audio amplifier; (4) Beam tetrode output; (5) Full wave rectifier. [TH41, VP41, HL41DD, Pen 45, UU6]