Halcyon continued

The receiver shown on this page is the A581. This would have been made in about 1937 or 1938. It is a 4 valve plus rectifier superhet, with no particularly interesting features. The cabinet is veneered oak wood and is reasonably stylish though not exceptional. It continues to remain part of the collection purely on the grounds of rarity. Valve line-up is TX4, VP4B, DDT4, APP4C, APV4. 

As well as their pre-war television mentioned on the previous page, they also offered a radio that featured a limited remote control. The only major manufacturer to offer any other form of remote control was Murphy, so this would have been quite a selling point for Halcyon, though again I have never seen a surviving example. That's it for Halycon, a manufacturer of whom comparatively few sets seem to survive today. Although a small manufacturer it does seem they had the potential to develop some innovative ideas. Further commentary on this receiver will be uploaded later in 2003.

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