Roberts Radios Mini History

The firm was founded by Harry Roberts in 1932 and quickly established an excellent reputation for their high quality portables.

In December 1940, Harry Roberts received a letter from his contact at Harrods (the London department store) informing him that "I personally had the pleasure of selling Her Majesty the Queen, when in our radio department yesterday, one of your model M4D for her personal use". This was, in fact, the Queens second purchase of a Roberts receiver, for in 1939 she had bought one at the Army & Navy Stores as a present for Princess Elisabeth.

To-day the firm products still carry the Royal emblem with the By appointment logo.

PRODUCTION

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Valve portables AC6 = 1933 Q5 = 1934 M4 = 1934 M4B = 1936 M4Q = 1937 M5A = 1939 M4D = 1940 P5A = 1946 P4D = 1946 junior = 1948 RMB = 1951 RP4 = 1951 BR = 1953 MR = 1953 CR = 1953 R55 = 1954 R66 = 1956 R77 = 1957 R88 = 1958

Transistor portables Mayflower = 1957 RT1 = 1958 R200 = 1960 RT7 = 1960 RT8 = 1962 R500 = 1963 R300 = 1964 R404 = 1965 R700 = 1966 R303 = 1967 RIC1 = 1968 R600 = 1968 R707 = 1969 RIC2 = 1971 RM40 = 1972 R606 = 1974 R505 = 1974 Rambler = 1975 R606MB = 1975 RM50 = 1976 RM20 = 1976 RM20 silver jubilee = 1977 RM30 = 1978 RT22 = 1979 RM33 = 1980 RM33 walnut = 1981 RCM1 = 1980 R23 = 1981 RSR100 = 1981 R800 = 1982 R24 = 1983 RSR50 = 1983 RFM3 = 1984 RP10 = 1984 Rambler II = 1984 RC15 = 1984 PS100 = 1985 R900=1985 R25 = 1986 PS150 = 1986 RSR55 = 1986 RSR200 = 1986 RCS80 = 1987 RP20 = 1987

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