ACE |
- Ace Radio Ltd., Tower Works, Tower Road, London NW10
Ace Radio Ltd, having manufactured radios for a number of years,
entered the television market in May 1952¹. There is however reference
to another television released around October 1949 by a company bearing the
same name.
By 1964 they were part of the STC group.
V18/14 'Astra' | V18/17 |
DATE | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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~Oct49 | ?² | C+D | 10" | A.C. Only |
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May52 | V18/14 "Astra" |
T | 14" Al. Rect. |
18v | 5ch S/Het. A pre-release version for use in Italy was shown at the 1952 Milan show . |
A.C. Only Mk.1 and Mk.2 models. |
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Jun52 | V18/17 | C+D | 17"Al. wa |
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Apr53 | 553 "Astra II" | T | 14" Brimar 14KP4A or C14BM |
15v | 5ch S/Het | A.C. Only |
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? | "Capella" | T | 14" Emitron 14KP4A |
15v | 5ch. S/Het. Also fringe models using an additional valve. |
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? | "Jupiter" | C | 17" Emiton 17ASP4 |
15v | ||||||
? | "Orion" | Band I S/Het |
Apparently there were Mk.1 and Mk.2 versions of this model. |
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? | 553 | S/Het | ||||||||
? | V554F V554S |
?14"?³ | Band I S/Het |
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In the mid-60's, with the brand now part of the STC group, at least one television appeared bearing the Ace name. It utilised the STC VC1 chassis.
Advert from May 1952 Link to larger view [73K] |
Announcement from July 1952 Link to complete artical [80K] |
Advert from July 1952 Link to larger view [79K] |
Advert from December 1952. Link to larger view [68K] |
Notes | 1. | Announcement in Wireless & Electrical Trader,
24th May 1952 and Practical Television magazine, July 1952 |
2. | Also released with matching radio and gramaphone units. | |
3. | C.R.T. size suspected from some literature which give the models as 554/14 and 554F/14. |
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