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Radio and Parts Catalogs of Yesteryear - [Collection 1]

1948 Lamphouse Annual (NZ)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Collection 1.
  Lamphouse Annuals.
(The Electric). To-date issues owned are 1936, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 1952 which may be the last issue?

Coming Soon - please tune in again another time.. under construction. A look at radio catalogues of the 30's, 40's and 50's. Especially New Zealand related such as Lamphouse Annuals, Ballinger, Turnball Jones, Johns Radio Chancery, and Fears Catalogs.  As well as catalogs, NZ Radio Periodicals such as The NZ Radio Times (authors of the Radio Constructor Guides), NZ Radiograms, early NZ Amateur Call Books and NZART Break-ins of the 1930's from a large collection of many hundreds of publications in my library ...

[Collection 1. ] Lamphouse Annuals
[Collection 2. ] The New Zealand Radio Times
[Collection 3. ] The Radio Constructor Guides
[Collection 4. ] NZART Break-ins & Call Books
[Collection 5. ] Ballingers, Turnball Johns & Others
[Collection 6. ] Reserved
[Collection 7. ] European Collection
[Collection 8. ] American Collection

Radio Hobbies Club (Rahob) Lapel BadgeAs well as the monthly NZ RadioGram booklet, LH also published Radios Circuits, Radio Instruction Course, and Radio Data Book. (see last three photos in series).
LH which started selling lamps in the early thirties also ran a popular and successful radio hobbies club called Rahobs. (badge on right)

??? - 1936


no issues below  1936 found yet but company started 1929.
Can you help?
1936 Lamphouse 1937 Lamphouse 1938-1939 Lamphouse 1939-1940 Lamphouse
1940-1941 Lamphouse 1941-1942 Lamphouse 1942-1943 Lamphouse 1943-1944 Lamphouse 1944-1945 Lamphouse
1945-1946 Lamphouse 1946-1947 Lamphouse 1947-1948 Lamphouse 1948-1949 Lamphouse 1949-1950 Lamphouse
1950-1951 Lamphouse 1951-1952 Lamphouse 1952-1953 Lamphouse
1952-53 was the final Lamphouse Issue

 
Lamphouse Radio Circuits Lamphouse Radio Data Book Lamphouse Radio Instruction Course  

Size Note: With the exception of 1943-1948 and the last three non annual publications which are all A5 size, the rest are A4.

1932 New Zealand Radio Guide and Call Book

Dear Rahob,

Is your copy unreadable?, damaged?, missing a page and need a copy?

 

 

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