COSSOR

A.C.Cossor Ltd., Cossor House, Highbury Grove, London H5 [1948]

In March 1935 Cossor announced that when high definition broadcasts begin ("towards the end of the year"!) they would market a television receiver, model 3622, for 75gns (£78 15s 0d). In reality, tranmissions began at the end of the following year, with Cossor claiming to be the first to actually sell a television for the new transmissions. The set was purchased at the 1936 Radiolympia in late August 1936 by the Brent Bridge Hotel in Hendon.

Delivery of possibly the first television to be sold.

Cossor's stand at the 1936 Radiolympia,
with television display on the right

1936 - 1939

137T	131	65 / 65A	151 / 151A	1210 / 1210A

437T	54

Note: Models 54, 65, 131, 151 and 1210 were optionally available fitted with an additional 3-valve amplifier for operation in fringe areas, "fringe" generally being accepted as over 20 miles from the London transmitter. Such models carried an additional 'A' suffix.

1946 - 1949

900	902	914	916	917

Note 1 : Price as of September 1948
Note 2 : Models 901, 902, 912 and 914 were tuned to the upper sideband of Alexandra Palace.

1950 - 1952

924	921	923	918
919	926	927	920

Models 916 through 920 were expected were probably withdrawn around December 1951 .
Cossor 926 : Announced in the Wireless & Electrical Trader magazine, 2nd February 1952 as "available
this month. However later Trader service sheets, and those of British Radio and Television give the month as March.

1953 - 1955

932 (Year?)	931	930	934

933	935	938 / 938A / 938F

Note 2 : £55 2s according to Trader service sheet.

1956 Onwards

At the start of 1957 Cossor aquirered a share in the equity of Titan Television Ltd. of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with Titan to locally manufacture Cossor sets. There had previously been a TV know-how agreement between Cossor and Titan in the leadup to the start of regular television transmissions in Australia towards the end of 1956. Cossor TV receivers, also manufactured by Titan Television Ltd., were also marketed in Australia through Cossor's own distributors, Jacoby Mitchell & Co. Pty. Ltd. of Sydney.

943	945	905	947

Publications

Models 137T and 237T 3-page Article from theCossor Courier, Sep 1936, courtesy of 'Mike T' Link to PDF File [496K]

Advertisments

Models 137T and 237T Advert from August 1938 Link to larger view [179K]	Model 437T Advert from August 1938 Link to larger view [114K]	Model 54 Pre-war advert Link to larger view [225K]	Model 1210 Advert from August 1938 Link to larger view [166K]	Model 917 Advert from December 1950 Link to larger view [97K]
Model 918 etc Advert from March 1951 Link to larger view [81K]	Model 921 Advert from December 1951 Link to larger view [98K]	Model 926 Advert from July 1952 Link to larger view [79K]	Model 927 Advert from September 1952 Link to larger view [84K]	924, 927 and 930 Advert from May 1953 Link to larger view [104K]
Models 931 - 934 Advert from October 1953. Link to larger view [110K]	Model 933 Advert from August 1953 Link to larger view [68K]	935, 937, 938F and 939F Advert from August 1955 Link to larger view [121K]	Model 947 Advert from February 1957 Link to larger view [103K]	Models 904 / 905 Advert from February 1957 Link to larger view [83K]

Brochure from circa 1950 :-
Models 919 and 920 (Outer cover) Link to larger view [111K]		Models 916, 917 and 918 (Inner pages) Link to larger view [148K]

On-line Manuals

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