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1936-1939

900 901 902
903 904 / 905 907
1800 1801 1802 1860
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
1936 900 C (Mirror) 12"     Early sets were dual standard 240/405 line. The model 900 included a 4-band radio and was still on sale in 1939. £84-0-0
(Apr37)
901 C (Mirror)   £63-0-0
(Apr37)
1937 902 C (Mirror) 9"     Built-in screen magnifier to give 14" picture.
Inc. 4-band radio plus gramaphone.		 £126-0-0
Jan/Feb38 903 C 9"       £47-5-0
1938 904 T 5"?     Inc. 3-band radio.
Download Manual		 £30-9-0
1938 905 7" £36-15-0
  907 C 9"     Inc. 3-band radio. £47-5-0
Mar38 ?   22" x 18"
Projection		 37 S'Het Shown at the 1938 Radiolympia. HMV may have also shown a projection set at the 1937 Radiolympia, withdrawing it before the end of the show. The price included a di-pole aerial and complete installation by E.M.I. Service Engineers. £210-0-0
Aug39 1800 T 10"       £32-11-0
Aug39 1801 C 10"       £37-16-0
Aug39 1802 C 14"       £46-4-0
Aug39 1860 C 14"     Inc. radio with AFC and magic eye tuning. £57-15-0
( £59-17-0?)

Models 900, 905 and 907 were on sale right up until the outbreak of World War II.

1946-1949

1807A 1808 1901 (also later 1902) 1806 1851
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Apr48¹ 1901 C 15"
Emiscope
3/6A 		19
+5 (Radio)		   Inc. auto-radiogram.
£336-2-2 £231-0-0
£105-2-2
<=Jan48 1803 C 15"
Emiscope
3/6A 		19 1ch S/Het Trader #867. Both were shown at the 1947 Radiolympia. Manufacturers service manual is dated January 1948.
£126-6-3 £102-18-0
£23-8-3
<=Jan48 1804 T 10"
Emiscope
3/4
£86-7-2 £16-0-2
£70-7-0
<=Feb49 1805 C 10"
TA/10 		  London TRF  
£89-2-6 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Late '49 2805 18 B'Ham
S/Het 		   
24th Feb 49 1807 T 10" Al 14 1ch AC/DC.
Birmingham version "to be released later".
£46-8-0 £37-16-0
£8-12-0
~Jun49 1806 C+½D 15" Al 19 1ch TRF  
£148-4-5 £120-15-0
£27-9-5
1949? 2806    
<=Sep49 1851 C 15"   1ch TRF
(London) 		Includes radio. Still on sale in October 1951.
£186-17-9 £152-5-0
£34-12-9
49/50 2851 22 1ch
S/Het
(B'ham)
£x-x-x £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Sep49 1807A T 10" Al 14 1chTRF 1808 : Optional pre-amplifier

Trader #974
£50-5-4 £40-19-0
£9-6-4
Nov49 2807
Sep49 1808 C
£58-0-0 £47-5-0
£10-15-0
2808

Note 1 : Model 1901 first shown at Radiolympia 6 months previously.

1950-1954

1811 1814 1815 1816
1821 1824 1829
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
1950? 1902 C+½D 15"
EMI TA/15		 17
+ 5(radio)		 1ch Incl. radiogram. Price shown was as of October 1951 (same price for 1902, 2902 and 3902).
£378-0-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
1902B?    
Apr/May
1951²		 3902 C+½D 15"   1ch (Wenvoe) Incl. radiogram
£336-0-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
3851 C+½D 15"   1ch (Wenvoe) Incl. radio
£227-17-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
3806 C+½D 15"   1ch (Wenvoe)  
£186-18-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
3807 T 10"   1ch (Wenvoe)  
£59-17-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Oct51 1820 C+D 21"     Introduced at the 1951 Earls Court show .
With remote control.
£288-15-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Oct51 1811
2811
3811 		C 12"     AC/DC
£102-19-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Oct51 1815
2815
3815 		T       AC/DC
£82-19-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Mar52 4806
- - - - Models for the Scottish Kirk o' Shotts transmitter, equivalent to 1806, 1811, 1851 and 1902 london models.
£186-18-0 £128-9-0
£58-9-0
4811
£87-3-0 £59-17-11
£27-5-1
4851
£227-17-0 £156-11-11
£71-5-1
4902
£378-0-0 £259-15-10
£118-4-2
Apr52 1814 T 12" Alum.
Emiscope
3/31 		14 5ch First shown at the Northern Radio Show in April 1952. Trader #1061
£72-9-0 £49-15-10
£22-13-2
Apr52 1816 C+½D
£93-9-0 £64-4-6
(£29-4-6)
?Jul52 5806 C+D 15"   Wenvoe  
£135-9-0 £93-1-10
£42-7-2
?Jul52 5851 C 14"   Wenvoe Radio
£196-19-0 £144-14-10
£52-4-2
?Jul52 590 C 15"   Wenvoe Auto-radiogram
£309-15-0 £212-17-9
£96-17-3
1953 1821 T          
Sep53 1824 T 14"
Emiscope
4/14		 15 5ch  
£x-x-x £46-19-5
£x-x-x
1825 C
£x-x-x £56-7-3
£x-x-x
1826 T 17"
£x-x-x £59-9-11
£x-x-x
1827 C
£x-x-x £78-5-8
£x-x-x
1829 C
£91-7-0 £68-2-2
(£23-4-10)

Note 2 : Holme Moss versions announced as "Delivery will commence shortly" in April 1951.

1954 - Mid 1956

DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Mid/late54 ? ? 4ft x 3ft
Projection
(3¾" CRT)		 23 13ch   175 gns (tax?)
May55 1840 T 14" 15 13ch Trader #1300
£x-x-x £44-3-4
£x-x-x
1841 C
£x-x-x £56-2-3
£x-x-x
1842 T 17"
£x-x-x £55-17-5
£x-x-x
1843 C+D
£x-x-x £78-4-4
£x-x-x
1844 C
£x-x-x £66-6-0
£x-x-x
1845 T 14"
£x-x-x £50-13-1
£x-x-x
1846 T 17"
£x-x-x £58-2-1
£x-x-x
Aug56 1847 T 21"
MW52-20
£102-18-0 £73-0-1
£29-17-11
1848 C+D
£x-x-x £96-1-11
£x-x-x

Mid 1956 Onwards

Now part of the Thorn group, HMV models utilised the same basic designs as Ferguson.

1864 1874 1918
1910 1914
DATE MODEL FERGUSON STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
1956 1865 306T? T? 17"? 14 12ch Trader #1276  
1869 308T? T? 21"  
1957 1868 305T T     12ch Based on Ferguson model 305T (Trader #1328)  
Aug57 1864 454T Trans. 14"
AW36-80 		15 12ch Based on Ferguson 454T (Trader #1349)
£60-18-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Late57 1867 315T     20   Incl. 3-station VHF radio.
Based on Ferguson model 315T (Trader #1339).		  
Mid58 1870 406T, etc
(Trader #1382)		            
1872         Also available with VHF radio.  
1874            
1876         Also available with VHF radio.  
Mid59 1890 506T, etc
(Trader #1423)		            
1893            
1894            

1960 - Onwards

DATE MODEL FERGUSON STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Jun60 1911 ? T 17"
AW43-88
or C17AA		   Fringe
model 		 
£72-9-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
1960 1910 606T, etc
(Trader #1494)		 T 17"
AW43-88 		14 4ch    
1913 Port 17"
AW43-89		    
1914 T 21"
AW53-88 		   
1918 Consolette 23"
23SP4 		   
1919 T 21"
AW53-88		    
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900
Advert from April 1937
Link to larger view [163K]		 Radiolympia (1938)
Advert from September 1938
Link to larger view [196K]		 1805
Advert from February 1949
Link to larger view [98K]		 1806
Advert from June 1949
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1851 / 2851
Advert from January 1950
Link to larger view [99K]		 1807A / 1808
Advert from March 1950
Link to larger view [102K]		 3806/3807/3851/3901
Adert from May 1951
Link to larger view [121K]		 1814
Advert from April 1952
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1814 / 1816
Advert from May 1952
Link to larger view [99K]		 Advert from December 1952
Link to larger view [79K]		 1824
Advert from September 1953
Link to larger view [110K]		 1847
Advert from April 1957
Link to larger view [79K]
Click for larger view [44K]
Poster used in advertising for
the opening of the Scotland
transmitter, from May 1952.
Link to larger view [44K]

On-line Service Data

Model(s) File Size Source
EMI Omnibus
(900,901,902 and 902A) 		4M Omnibus edition issued by EMI in 1953.
Many thanks to Brian, John and Jeffrey for their help.
904 / 905 872K Manufacturers
1803 / 1804 950K Manufacturers
1851 / 2851
(Similar to
1805/2805)		 1.6M Manufacturers
1910 1.4M Manufacturers

Odds 'n Ends

HMV900's on the production line [20K]
HMV Model 900's on the production line
at Hayes, Middlesex in early 1937.
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