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Stella Radio & Television Company, Ltd.,
Oxford House, 9-15 Oxford St., London W.1

Stella was a subsidiary of Philips created exclusively through wholesalers. Announced in February 1951 it's first products did not emerge until May of that year, consisting of two very Philips looking radios and two televisions (the models ST1480U console and ST1522U table model).

1951 - 1953

Picture of table model 1500U [7K] Picture of table model ST1522U [5K] Table model [7K] Picture of table model ST8317U [6K]
ST1500U ST1522U ST8314U ST8317U
Picture of ST9212U [4K] Picture of ST1480U console with half doors [5K] Picture of ST1481U console with half doors [5K] Picture of console model ST1437U [5K]
ST9212U ST1480U ST1481A ST1437U
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
May51 ST1480U C+D 12" 18   AC/DC
£99-15-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
May51 ST1522U T 12"     AC/DC
£80-17-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<Sep52 ST1481A C Projection     AC. 'F' indicates fringe model.
£165-18-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
ST1481AF
<Sep52 ST1500U T (MW31/16) 14 5ch S/het
(Plug-in coils)		 AC/DC
£68-5-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Sep53 ST8314U
(and UF)		 T 14"
Mullard
MW46/24 		19 5ch S/het AC/DC
'F' for fringe
£65-2-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
<=Sep53 ST8317U 17" R £82 19s (tax)
<=Sep53 ST1437U C       Shown at the National Radio Exhibition in september.  
52/53 ST9212U C 12"      
£85-1-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x

1954 - 1956

Picture of ST6414U table model [6K] Picture of ST6417U table set [6K] Picture of table model ST2717U [7K]
ST6414U ST6417U ST2717U
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Oct54 ST6414U
(and /45) 		T 14"R
MW36-24 		19 12ch S/Het AC/DC. The models with '/45' as part of the model number are Band i - only versions.

ERT 20Aug55
£71-8-0 £53-8-2
£17-19-10
Oct54 ST6417U
(and /45) 		17"R
£82-19-0 £62-0-11
£20-18-1
? ST8514U T 14" 15 13ch S/Het AC/DC  
Aug55 ST8517U 17"  
<Aug56 ST2717 T 17" As ST8517U but different cabinet
£76-13-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x

1957 - Onwards

Picture of ST5721U console [5K] Picture of table model ST8921U [5K]
ST5721U ST8921U
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
58? ST8617U T 17" AW43-80 16 13ch S/Het AC/DC  
~May57 ST8621U 21" AW53-80  
? ST5721U C  
<Oct58 ST8917U T 17" 17? 13ch S/Het Includes FM radio  
<Oct58 ST8921U 21"  
? ST1011U   21" 16 13ch S/Het AC/DC
£x-x-x £56-11-0
£x-x-x
? ST1017U 17"
£x-x-x £48-13-11
£x-x-x
59/60 ST6917U T 17" 16 13ch S/Het Specifically designed fro fringe areas. Flywheel sync.  
ST6921U 21"  
1961? ST1023U   23" 110        
1961? ST1029U   19" 110        
Click for larger view [122K] Click for larger view [80K] Click for larger view [79K]
Advert from May 1951
Link to larger view [122K]		 ST1480U
Advert from September 1951
Link to larger view [80K]		 ST1481A / ST1500U
Advert from September 1952
Link to larger view [79K]
Click for larger view [74K] Click for larger view [100K] Click for larger view [86K]
Advert from September 1953
Link to larger view [74K]		 ST8314U / ST8317U
Advert from August 1954
Link to larger view [100K]		 ST6417U
Advert from 1954
Link to larger view [86K]

On-line Service Data

Model(s) File Size Source
ST1100 "Companion" 2.3M Manufacturers data
(Same as Philips TVette)
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