MECCANO RADIO RECEIVING SETS 1

England NAME MECCANO RADIO RECEIVING SET

TYPE Special Radio Sets

HOLE DIAMETER 4.2mm HOLE SPACING 12.7mm ( ½” )

SETS IN SYSTEM Total of 5 : RS1, RS2. Later No.1, No.2 and ASI Aerial Set.

DIFFERENT PARTS 44

COLOUR Plain metal and black

FIXING METHOD Nut and bolt

MOTORS None

PERIOD 1922 to 1926

MANUFACTURER Meccano Ltd., Binns Road, Liverpool, England

COMMENTS The original RS1 & RS2 sets were only manufactured for a very short period. They were both the same radio. RS1 being fully built and RS2 being a kit. There were certain objections of infringement from the G.P.O. about the original sets concerning experimental receiving sets which required an additional ‘experimental license fee of 15 shillings, in addition to the normal Broadcast license fee of 10 shilling. Therefore a new Crystal sets were therefore introduced. No.1 being a non-constructional set and No.2 being a constructional set, very similar to the previous RS2.

MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY J. Gamble, F.A. Beadle, Bruce Baxter, T. Edwards and Tony Press MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 2

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 3/4

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 5 The original RS1/RS2 Crystal set

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7a Taken from manual Taken from Meccano Magazine July 1923

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7b Taken from manual Taken from Meccano Magazine July 1923

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7c An original No.1 Crystal set

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7d The box for the Radio receiving set – Note the pictures are of standard Meccano – NOT of the radio

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7e A replica of the No.2 radio by Tony Press

MECCANO (ENGLAND) - RADIO RECEIVING SETS 7f A replica of the No.2 radio by Tony Press