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1926 Premium brand, model Allen 5 Rectaflex
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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 3:06:05 PM on 29 July 2020.
	Simplex Location: Bathurst, NSW Member since 7 August 2008 Member #: 336 Postcount: 397
A friend has just taken possesion of this radio. Three variable capacitors and two rheostats on the front panel. Five valves, two in the r.f stage, a crystal detector and three in the audio stage. I have not seen the radio. Anyone with information as to where this radio was made and possibly a circuit diagram. A interesting feature of this radio is its very early printed circuit board type construction, strips of copper held on a board by rivets. Apart from the above I do not have any further details. Thanks for any information.

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 4:17:11 PM on 29 July 2020.
	Ian Robertson Location: Belrose, NSW Member since 31 December 2015 Member #: 1844 Postcount: 2476
Sounds like a pretty standard coffin radio of the period. What looks like a crystal detector is probably a grid leak resistor, glass, held in clips. Unusual to see only two filament rheostats. A quick search finds this: https://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=118147 and this: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/premier_ra_allen_s_rectaflex.html

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 7:10:41 AM on 30 July 2020.
	Simplex Location: Bathurst, NSW Member since 7 August 2008 Member #: 336 Postcount: 397
Thanks for this, will pay a visit to the owner of the radio and see if I can get some photos.

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