Magnavox Consoles/Late 50s-Early 60s (Warning: Lg. Files)

[beatcomber]

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[TheRed1]

Berkley Model 1-SP209F/1-SR210F; Chassis: AMP 185
See the Shed Radios website for better pictures: http://www.shedradios.com/Magnavox1SP209F.html

Magnasonic Model 1-SP290F

 

[markus]

Here's my maggie:yes: Pictured in the brochure.
French Provincial#295 with the seperate stereo speaker.

HEY ! I got one of those ! mine came with a little bookshelf extension speaker though . . . neat console :thmbsp:

 

[kydog]

HEY ! I got one of those ! mine came with a little bookshelf extension speaker though . . . neat console :thmbsp:

Thanks for the complement:yes: I have one of those bookshelf speakers stored somewere

 

[spaceman]

AA, do you suppose the MST-859 written on the back cover might be a date code for your brochure? Anyone else with Magnavox literature have similar codes that might confirm this is a date?

Good call, I was thinking along the same lines. Mine says Form #MSF-1-60, which would be January 1960 if we're right. I can either loan it to you, or I might play around & try taking pics. I don't have a tripod, but know about putting your elbows against your sides when shooting, lol.

 

[kydog]

Good call, I was thinking along the same lines. Mine says Form #MSF-1-60, which would be January 1960 if we're right. I can either loan it to you, or I might play around & try taking pics. I don't have a tripod, but know about putting your elbows against your sides when shooting, lol.

My brochure has form# STC-6806:scratch2: ( Solid State Console June 1968)?

 

[onepixel]

Here is a Magnavox "The Traditional" from 1948 (I think). It never had any gear in it. I was going to put some vintage gear into it but nothing fit. It's solid walnut and really heavy.

 

[TheRed1]

Here is a Magnavox "The Traditional" from 1948 (I think).

1948 it is:

From Apr. 1948

 

[onepixel]

1948 it is:

From Apr. 1948

Very cool, thanks! Looks like I was way off on the wood.

 

[spaceman]

Boy, just imagine how much $249.50 really WAS back then. That was before penny candy cost a whole penny, I bet.

 

[kydog]

Boy, just imagine how much $249.50 really WAS back then. That was before penny candy cost a whole penny, I bet.

That's when you got TWO pieces of candy for a penny:yes:

 

[TheRed1]

I thought maybe I'd dredge up this old thread and try to start pulling together a preliminary Magnavox model line-up. This is only information I have positive evidence for, like: I know the Concert Grand persisted after 1958 but I haven't been able to document that yet. Models are ranked by price when known - beyond that: I'm just guessing.

Please add to, correct, or comment as you see fit. Chassis #s would be helpful, too. As you all add data I'll try to keep the list updated.

p=phonograph only; rp=radio-phonograph; s=separate speaker cabinet; rpt=radio-phonograph w/ tape recorder

1948

Mayfair $219.50 rp +$49 FM
Traditional $249.50 rp +$49 FM
Berkeley $350 rp +$65 FM
Modern Symphony $390 rp +65 FM
(TOTL?) $895

1949

Magnascope “150” $375 rp
American $375 rp

1950

Concerto $229.50 rp
Avenue $239.50-$259.50 rp
Chairside $249.50 rp
Contemporary $249.50-$269.50 rp
Wedgewood $275-$315 rp
Regency $335 rp
American $375-$395 rp

1951

Concerto $229.50 rp
Contemporary $285 rp
Wedgewood $315 rp
Savoy $315 rp
Regency $229.50 p $335 rp
French Provincial $335 rp
American $335-$425 rp

1952

Concerto $169.50
Chairside $279.50-$299.50 rp
Regency $289.50 rp
American $335 rp
Concertmaster $$345-$350 rp
Belvedere $395 rp


1953

Concerto $189.50 rp
Magnasonic $198.50 p
Chairside $239.50-$249.50 rp
Custom Chairside $249.50 rp
Concerto $289.50 rp
Wedgewood $335 rp
Regency (TOTL) $495 rp

1954

(BOTL?) $119.50
Magnasonic $198.50-$210 p $279.50-289.50 rp
Wedgewood $350 rp
Regency $495 rp

1955

Symphonette $139.50-$149.50 p
Magnasonic 210 $149.50-$159.50 p 198.50 rp
Magnasonic 420 $198.50-$210 p Model 252M $279.50 rp
Concerto $289.50 rp
Serenade $350 rp
Berkshire $595 rp

1956

Concerto (Model 264) $129.50 p
Symphonette $149.50-$159.50 p
Cosmopolitan $159.85 p
Contemporary
Magnasonic (210?) $198.50 p $269.50 rp
Magnasonic 420 $279.50-$289.50 rp
Serenade
Concert Master
Berkshire
Brittany
Imperial Symphony
(TOTL?) $795

1957

Duette $129.90-$139.90 p
Symphonette $149.50-$159.50 p
Magnasonic 310 (Model 297) $169.50-$179.50 p $219.50-$229.50 rp
Magnasonic 410 $199.50-$209.50 p $289.50-$299.50 rp
SuperMagnasonic $259.50-$279.50 p $349.50-$369.50 rp
Continental $389.50 rp

1958

Duette $129.90 p
Cosmopolitan $159.85 p
Magnasonic (Stereo Special) $179.50 p $279.50 rp
Stereorama (Model SC202F) $289.50 p $389.50 rp
Belvedere $225-235 p +$99.50 s
Wedgewood $425 rp (mono)
Continental $450 rp +$125 s
Concert Grand $612 rp $1175 rpt AMP 150 & AMP 179


1959

Symphonette $149.50 p
Concerto (Model 1-SP263F) $169.50 p +$69.50 s
Magnasonic (Model 1-SP290F) $199.50 p (mono)
Aristocrat (Model 1-SC268F) $199.50-209.50 p
Berkley (Model 1-SP209F) $? p (Model 1-SR210) $? rp AMP 185
Stratford (Model 1-SC211F) $269.90 p +$65 s
Belevedere (Model 1-SP275F) $225 p +$99.50 s (Model 1-SP276F) rp
Italian Provincial (Model 1-SR206F) $? rp AMP 175
Stereo-Master (Model 1-ST212F) $299.50-$315 rp
Continental (Model 1-SR295F) $450 AMP 182/54 01
Imperial Danish (Models 2-ST220H&2-ST221H) $? rp
Imperial Provincial (Model 2-ST217H) $? rp
Imperial Traditional (Model 2-ST215H) $? rp
Concert Grand (Models 1ST800F & 1ST801F) $~500 rp http://www.antiqueradio.com/Apr08_Jones_Magnavox.html

1960

Magnasonic $159.90-$169.90 p
Serenade $199.50-$209.50 (?)
Stereorama $229.50-$299.50 rp
Symphony $269.50 p $299.50-$315 rp
Concert Hall $399.50 rp

1961

Symphonette $149.50 p
Concerto $159.50 p $199 rp
Serenade $199.50 p
Symphony $249.50-265 p $278-$288 rp
American $495 rp
Concert Master (Model 2-ST6555) $?

1962

Intermezzo $198.50-$215
(Model 620) $298.50-$315 rp

 

[fairchild]

There's a "The Traditional" available near here for next to nothing, anyone interested PM me and I'll put ou in touch... works too. RA in NY

 

[analog addict]

A little more info....

$269.90 for my '59 Stratford, and $65 for the S-34 outboard speaker....

That is, if you believe the penciled in numbers.....:scratch2:

 

[TheRed1]

Thanks, AA. We'll go with the penciled numbers for now - they're probably more indicative of what you would have had to pay anyway (assuming they were put there by a salesman). What number chassis is in your Stratford?

 

[Sam Cogley]

Analog Addict was kind enough to send me scans of a Magnavox brochure he got with his latest acquisition. I've been trying to determine the model year in question by comparing the brochure with contemporary advertisements. I'm guessing 1959. If you all have any further information, esp. chassis #s and brochures/catalogs from other years - it might be the beginnings of a data base. Here's what I've got so far:

Stereo Master Model 1-ST212F/Ad from Aug. 59

I saw a solid-state Maggie console very similar to this one at the Habitat thrift today. Except for some minor scrapes on the sides and bottom edge of the cabinet, it looked to be in excellent shape - the turntable looked almost new. They wanted $50 for it. If it was a tube unit, I might have tried to find some space for it...

 

[analog addict]

What number chassis is in your Stratford?

I'll have to get back to you on that. Where exactly do those numbers hide?...:stupid:

 

[TheRed1]

Where exactly do those numbers hide?

They're usually stamped on the chassis somewhere although my little Maggie has hers on the RF shielding - 51 04 AA.

 

[relaximus]

Red

On the little Maggie I just picked, the only numbers I've been able to find (and read) thus far are:

• HS-649A
  
• 4AA58

Both are printed on the amp chassis. No idea what they mean.

EDIT: My mistake, those are the numbes off of the Moto.

Dave

 

[tcdriver]

I used to have one of those along with the matching TV.

The back of the unit:

The tuner / preamplifier chassis:

The amplifier:

My folks bought this unit along with the companion television in the same cabinet style. For stereo playback one used the speakers in the television for one channel and the speakers in the radio / phono for the other. Only the phonograph section was stereo. The AM / FM tuner and tape input jacks were mono only.