Radio Rentals ID - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

scousemouse · 1st Jun 2015, 10:54 am

Can anyone identify this RR cabinet TV from around 1953?

Thanks.

mark pirate · 2nd Jun 2015, 9:00 am

A photo of the chassis would help us to identify your set.

Mark

scousemouse · 19th Jun 2015, 5:58 pm

Thanks for responding, this is the inside, is this what you mean?

hansomcommon · 20th Jun 2015, 9:17 am

What a superb set!

ntscuser · 20th Jun 2015, 11:10 pm

Dynatron TV27?

http://www.thevalvepage.com/tvmanu/d...n/dynatron.htm

julie_m · 20th Jun 2015, 11:41 pm

I don't think that's the one. The control panel is the dead giveaway, but the speaker and doors are a bit wrong.

FERNSEH · 21st Jun 2015, 12:37 am

The Radio Rentals set which is the subject of this topic will almost certainly be a rebranded MRG model. I believe Radio rentals acquired the "Mains Radio Grams" concern sometime in the early fifties. Later on the MRG sets were rebranded by RR as "Baird". The MRG brand continued to be marketed as sets sold by independent TV retailers.
I hope I've got these facts right.
Check out an earlier post about another RR Television set: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...MRG+television

DFWB.

Heatercathodeshort · 21st Jun 2015, 9:05 am

It all came flooding back! It's been many years since I have seen the internals of an 'MRG'.
The tuner is the giveaway with the three rows of adjustments on the side and the Paxolin panel along the back of the chassis. The Mullard MW36-24 looks original.
Where do all these old receivers come from? John.

julie_m · 21st Jun 2015, 11:10 am

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Originally Posted by Heatercathodeshort

Where do all these old receivers come from? John.

At a guess, people who still remember what they paid for the sets in the first place preferred to put them into indefinite storage as opposed to just throwing them away.

mark pirate · 22nd Jun 2015, 9:17 am

A lot of sets that have come my way were discovered stashed away in lofts, it was quite common to stash away an old working set when it was replaced with a newer model, 'Just in case'.

I have three Pye sets that came from the same house, the earliest was a B18T from 1948. This was replaced by a V14 from 1955, followed by a mid 60's dual standard set. Presumably this was replaced by a colour set in the mid 70's?

Mark

scousemouse · 15th Jan 2016, 11:39 am

Sorry, lost my log in details, thanks for responding. I thought this was a Baird set, I remember my father saying so but I bow to your superior knowledge. This set was in my late mother's front room for 50 years, my father had said it would make a wonderful cocktail cabinet but neither of them drank alcohol!

mark pirate · 16th Jan 2016, 9:51 am

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my father had said it would make a wonderful cocktail cabinet but neither of them drank alcohol!

That has turned out to be a real blessing, so many of these old set's had their innards removed and the cabinet used for other purposes.
I hope you will keep the set as it is, or restore it to working order.

Mark

1st Jun 2015, 10:54 am	#1
scousemouse Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 3	Radio Rentals ID Can anyone identify this RR cabinet TV from around 1953? Thanks. Attached Thumbnails

2nd Jun 2015, 9:00 am	#2
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: Radio Rentals ID A photo of the chassis would help us to identify your set. Mark

19th Jun 2015, 5:58 pm	#3
scousemouse Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 3	Re: Radio Rentals ID Thanks for responding, this is the inside, is this what you mean? Attached Thumbnails

20th Jun 2015, 9:17 am	#4
hansomcommon Pentode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Alton, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 170	Re: Radio Rentals ID What a superb set!

20th Jun 2015, 11:10 pm	#5
ntscuser Hexode Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Coventry, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 280	Re: Radio Rentals ID Dynatron TV27? http://www.thevalvepage.com/tvmanu/d...n/dynatron.htm

20th Jun 2015, 11:41 pm	#6
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: Radio Rentals ID I don't think that's the one. The control panel is the dead giveaway, but the speaker and doors are a bit wrong. __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.

21st Jun 2015, 12:37 am	#7
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Radio Rentals ID The Radio Rentals set which is the subject of this topic will almost certainly be a rebranded MRG model. I believe Radio rentals acquired the "Mains Radio Grams" concern sometime in the early fifties. Later on the MRG sets were rebranded by RR as "Baird". The MRG brand continued to be marketed as sets sold by independent TV retailers. I hope I've got these facts right. Check out an earlier post about another RR Television set: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...MRG+television DFWB. Last edited by FERNSEH; 21st Jun 2015 at 12:48 am.

21st Jun 2015, 9:05 am	#8
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Radio Rentals ID It all came flooding back! It's been many years since I have seen the internals of an 'MRG'. The tuner is the giveaway with the three rows of adjustments on the side and the Paxolin panel along the back of the chassis. The Mullard MW36-24 looks original. Where do all these old receivers come from? John.

22nd Jun 2015, 9:17 am	#10
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: Radio Rentals ID A lot of sets that have come my way were discovered stashed away in lofts, it was quite common to stash away an old working set when it was replaced with a newer model, 'Just in case'. I have three Pye sets that came from the same house, the earliest was a B18T from 1948. This was replaced by a V14 from 1955, followed by a mid 60's dual standard set. Presumably this was replaced by a colour set in the mid 70's? Mark

15th Jan 2016, 11:39 am	#11
scousemouse Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 3	Re: Radio Rentals ID Sorry, lost my log in details, thanks for responding. I thought this was a Baird set, I remember my father saying so but I bow to your superior knowledge. This set was in my late mother's front room for 50 years, my father had said it would make a wonderful cocktail cabinet but neither of them drank alcohol!