The radio is a conventional design with a ferrite aerial. The ARTS&P sticker is visible on the chassis. It is easy to work on as there is plenty of room in the cabinet.
The official colours are -
1 -Adriatic Gold
2 - Italian Ivory
3 - Venetian Grey
4 - Florentine Wine
5 - Mediterranean Pink
6 - Rome Red
7 - Grotto Green
8 - Cafe Tan
9 - Sorrento Jade
BRIEF HISTORY
The company Australian General Electric (later known as Australian Electrical Industries) was owned jointly by General Electric in the USA and Associated Electrical Industries in the UK. All the radios sold by AGE/AEI were made by AWA and sold under the name of 'Bandmaster'. The American anti-trust legislation required GE in USA to get out of the Australian company, so AGE/AEI was then wholly owned by AEI in the UK. The UK company EDISWAN-EKCO was also owned by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd in the UK. This company set up a factory to make radios and TVs in Sydney at Villawood and was known as EDISWAN-EKCO (Aust) Pty Ltd. Few EKCO radio models were made in Australia because they ran into difficulties and closed down along with all the other TV set manufacturers in the hectic years after the introduction of TV to Australia.
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Ray Robinson