Lot Essay
Announced in September 1934 at 110gns., the 800 was seen as the most advanced domestic sound system of its time. Its successor, the 801, appeared in 1936.
Details
An HMV Model 800 Autoradiogram,
No. 220424, with counterbalanced pick-up (cover replaced), sprung motorboard, clock, Fidelity/Selectivity lever and fifteen-valve chassis, in walnut case with ebonised plinth, chromium-plated speaker slats and plaque of The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Regent Street -- 35in. (90cm.) wide, circa 1935, with photocopy Service Manual
No. 220424, with counterbalanced pick-up (cover replaced), sprung motorboard, clock, Fidelity/Selectivity lever and fifteen-valve chassis, in walnut case with ebonised plinth, chromium-plated speaker slats and plaque of The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Regent Street -- 35in. (90cm.) wide, circa 1935, with photocopy Service Manual