2nd Feb, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools
2130
A Rare Gecophone Type BC2001 ‘The Smoker’s Cabinet’ Wireless Receiver
fitted with twin PM-series valves, retaining the bright-emitter gauze side windows, twin tuning dials and selectors on ebonite panel behind twin doors, battery compartment below, Gecophone and BBC decals, in polished mahogany table cabinet, with a plug-in wavelength coil and a spare pair of PM-series valves.
The former owner confirmed that this set was one of the last to be worked on by the late great Gerald Wells on his bench at Dulwich in mid-2013, where, with assistance, he also rebuilt the aerial boss, loading coil bridge-link and door interior cards.
Sold for £350
Estimated at £200 - £300
Has been restored. instruction leaflets and other parts new
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Auction: Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools, 2nd Feb, 2022
The Scientific and Musical Sales encompass microscopes, telescopes and binoculars, surveying and navigational equipment, medical and pharmaceutical instruments, woodworking and engineering tools, measuring devices, mining equipment, cameras from vintage to modern and optical toys. The sale also includes all musical related items from antique, vintage and good modern orchestral instruments to vintage and modern guitars, concertinas, musical boxes, juke boxes, polyphones, gramophones and vintage and modern amplifiers and stereo equipment.
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Tuesday 1 February 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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