Allied Radio Vintage Catalogs

[W3NE]

For anyone wanting to look-up information on vintage equipment, an old component, Knight Kit, or just wallow in nostalgia, here is an archive of most Allied catalogs from 1930 to the present:

http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs_main.html

I apologize if this is information has already been posted but even so, many newcomers to the forum might not be aware of it, so it seems worth repeating.

B0b - NE

[W1RKW]

It's the first I've seen it here.  Thanks for posting it.  There's some interesting stuff.  I'm amazed that there are still some popular names to this day that are listed in the 1958 catalog.

[Pete, WA2CWA]

It's the first I've seen it here.  Thanks for posting it.  There's some interesting stuff.  I'm amazed that there are still some popular names to this day that are listed in the 1958 catalog.

It also listed in the "Printed Material" Forum: http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=26688.0

[W1RC]

this is an excellent resource.  I did not know about it.  It is better to post it twice if in doubt.

73,

MrMike

[AJ1G]

WARNING:  Don't click on the link unless you can afford to get lost on it for a while!  A lot of fun.  Thanks for posting about it!

[w1amr]

Holy crap that site is addictive.  I went there just to see what you all were talking about and 30 minutes flew by like nothing!

[VA3AEX]

Good, if addictive site, and using it I was able to date a Supreme Audio osc that I've had for some time.   I would add an additional warning, as the years progressed the catalogues get longer!

[W1AEX]

Yup, I got sucked into the time warp vortex and just spent 45 minutes browsing. Great fun. I remember saving up for my Knight C-100 walkie talkie kit for what seemed like an eternity. Yeah... those were the days!

Rob W1AEX

[K1JJ]

Very interesting reading.  Thanks for posting that!

Fun to see the 1930's emphasis on radio receivers with "hum free screen tubes".... then change to phonograph and radio in the 40's.  Then change to TV in the 50's.  Finally the 60's had a shiny, Japanese-manufactured  look to most gear.

It's amazing how much relative $$ they charged in the 30's and 40's for a receiver. Like only a rich person could afford.  $130+ for something in the 30's and 40's was a lot.

I think throughout the years, Allied prices for many consumer finished products were high.  The parts and test gear were a bargain, however.

The LS series precision audio transformers were only about $29 for the best one.

The difference between factory wired and kit form always amazed me.   "$49.95 factory wired - $39.95 kit form."   Why bother?

1930 to 1960 was certainly a progressive time for radio marketing.

T

[Pete, WA2CWA]

The difference between factory wired and kit form always amazed me.   "$49.95 factory wired - $39.95 kit form."   Why bother?

1930 to 1960 was certainly a progressive time for radio marketing.

T

$10 was still a lot of money to save on a purchase back in the "good old days".

[K1NSS]

A click and a half! Found it awhile ago, forgot it and now tnx to you found it again. Better bookmark it fast.
 

[K7NCR]

Wow!
Looking thru the 1964 catalog, I see all of my old-tech Knight Kit test equipment listed. I wonder who had the $$ to buy and assemble what I have now.
I'll snap a photo of my bench and post it.
Great link to those old catalogs!
Norm