Ultra Tiger 3.

[Yorkie]

Yes it is.

I wonder what the fifteen guineas has become over the last eighty years?

- Joe

£800!

There are lots of historical inflation websites on the net, using a range of indices, which come up with a range of results. The one that I've found to be resonable from my own perception is this one:

http://safalra.com/other/historical-uk-i...onversion/

If anyone wishes too, they can embed the inflation calculator 'gizmo' in their own website.

Even £800 may not seem a big deal in todays terms - I guess the modern equivelent of home entertainment would be say a 42" HD flat screen digital TV. Many will buy such equipment almost on impulse. However, back in the 1930s, ordinarly people had very little disposable income, and no welfare state to keep them afloat, and such a radio would, I think, be beyond the means of the average family. A look at Radio Times for the 1930s will reveal the highbrow audience that the broadcasters were catering for. Old habits die hard - even as late as the 1970s, BBC newsreaders spoke in RP accents, and some might argue that a few still do.

'Radio Radio!' the Jonathan Hill book, has a picture of the Tiger 3 identical to yours. It's described as 1931, 3 Valve plus rectifier AC only TRF, 'midget' table model, which pushes the boundaries of what constitutes 'midget' given that it is 17.5" tall, 16" wide and 9.5" deep! The cabinet is described as walnut veneered ply, and it cover Medium and Long Wave. I'm a member of 'Radiomusem' and have e-mailed Joe a copy of the circuit, which I believe may relate to the set. The circuit looks like it might be the right one, as it's an AC only three valve + rectifier, LW/MW TRF.

Best of luck in the Auction Joe. If you don't win it, you might find that the person that does, only wanted the clock as part of the same lot - they could keep the clock - you could do a deal with them on the radio!