Ever Ready 5318

[Aerodyne]

If it's any use, Mark, Trader sheet 450 covers a range of Ever Ready sets with the side-contact valve line-up. I'm sure the chassis shown on this sheet is the same as the one in your set.
-Tony

[Mark R]

Obliged Tony
I had figured that. I just wondered the actual date, but that has been clarified, between 1939 and 46,
My are a of collection.........I have decided to restrict that and may sell some other sets to concentrate accordingly

cheers Mark

[Aerodyne]

With those side-contacts it must be pre-war. I think 1.4V octals were used immediately post-war. Nice little set, and a great period to collect. I really don't know what it is about Ever Ready that attracts me: they are never especially well made, but there's something about them - I love 'em.
-Tony

[Mark R]

Tony
The only thing I can think is it is the pre war chassis, put in a post war cabinet to use up stock on the return to domestic receiver manufacture.
The side contact valves I agree are a pre war feature.

cheers Mark

[Aerodyne]

It seems you may well be right, Mark. See:
http://www.btinternet.com/~allan.isaacs/...table.html
For a comment that dates the set to 1946. It appears to use some side-contact valves but possibly at least one octal*, although the photo isn't good and it is difficult to be sure. The annoying thing is that I have a 'picture in my head' of a service sheet (I thought a 'Trader', but can't find one) showing the very set. Knowing my spectacular fialures of memory of late, I suppose I've been dreaming (again). I'd love to confirm or disprove my pet theory that the set first saw the light of day in that cabinet immediately prior to WWII.
*1946 and parts were very scarce! Jamie is quite correct that alternative parts were used, leading to considerable variations from published data - but that also happened pre-war too, without the same excuse.

[Mark R]

Tony,
An interesting link.
All the valves in my set are side contact, the valve to the far left,(red metalised) in mine a DK1 is gold metalised.
Is it possible the one in the link has been modified?

Another interesting thing........all the valves in the set I have are marked Ever Ready, when I expected the Mullard Mark. Did Ever Ready ever make Valves?
From what I have read in Radio Radio and the Setmakers (if you don't have a copy of either get one)! Ever Ready never produced valves. Or did I miss something?

cheers Mark

[Mark R]

Anyway the chassis is out of the cabinet and work has begun, it even has the registration card!

I can scan this if anyone is interested for the new label section.

some pics of the innards for you, I have removed the spiders and webs for the squeamish!



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[Mark R]

So that may suggest a pre war chassis/components following the return to domestic receivers then, with variations later.

cheers Mark

[Yorkie]

It looks in astonishingly good clean condition Mark - a nice find!

Best of luck with the restoration.

David

[Mark R]

David
not as clean as the pictures show! been at it with a large emulsion brush lol

cheers Mark