Hi my name is Ronald Girdler and I am new to this Forum.

I have a 1931 A.G.E. model 44A radio in excellent working order and condition. I have tried to get information and pictures off the Net but have had very little luck. Is there anyone out there that might be able to steer me in the right direction. Please.

Ron

Hi Ron & welcome.

Here is an ad from the Brisbane Courier, 17/04/1931.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/21688344.

Monochrone625, Thanks for that

A very nice radio to have.

According to Stokes "More Golden Age of Radio", in 1930 AWA (Amalgamated Radio Australia) supplied radios to A.G.E. (Australian General Electric) who marketed them as AGE, then GE, then after 1933 as Hotpoint Bandmaster.

The book has a photo of a radio called the 5 valve SG model 44A from The Listener In, September16, 1933. It is identical to yours, except that it does not have the lower central knob or the switches either side of it. However a table on the page before lists the Model 44 as a 4-valve Screen grid Receiver and Combination (meaning record player included).

Stokes "Golden Age of Radio in the Home" has a picture of an AWA Fisk Radiola Model 45E described as a 5 valve TRF (tuned radio frequency) with tone control. The cabinet and tuning dial escutcheon are different, however the knob pattern is identical, including the two switches.

The above is slightly confusing. Perhaps in 1933 the tone control and switches were omitted from the 44A. Or perhaps a 45E chassis was fitted to your cabinet because the existing chassis was beyond restoration. Or perhaps there is an error in Stokes More Golden Age book.

Doesn't matter, still a nice radio to have!

Hi STC830,
Thanks for that information, you have been a great help

Ron.