The 'HMV' brandname was introduced in around 1926.
HMV was manufactured by various companies,
they were distributed by His Master's Voice (New Zealand) Ltd .
Currently there are 40 documented models.
HMV is an international brand that reaches back into the earliest days of radio. In New Zealand the organisation was a franchise owned from 1910 by E. J. Hyams, with the primary Australasian agency being held in Sydney.
In 1926 His Masters Voice (New Zealand) Ltd was formed and gramaphones, radios and radiograms were imported, produced and even manufactured for HMV. The principal manufacturer outside HMV themselves was Collier & Beale, and they marketed rebranded Philips and Bell models as well.
Model numbering of the New Zealand manufactured models often used a 3-digit scheme where the first 2 digits are the year of the model and the third digit is the number of valves. Letters after indicate features: BC = Broadcast, D or DW = Dual Wave, P = Portable, RG = Radiogram, TRG = Table Radiogram. After 1957 this moved to 4-digits, with the first 2 being the year, and the second two indicating the model for that year (01, 02, 03 etc depending how many models were released that year).
Sources:
http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/emi-new-zealand-the-first-50-years
GAR and MGAR - John W. Stokes
PapersPast - various NZ-wide newspaper advertisements throughout the years
| IMAGE | YEAR | MODEL CODE | VALVES | BANDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1940 | HMV model 200 'Daventry' | 6 + magic eye | All Wave |
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1940 | HMV model 626 'Dominion' | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1940 | HMV model 626 'Mercury' | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1941ish | HMV 5V BC AC c1941 'Cadet' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1941ish | HMV Midget 'MK1' | 2 | Broadcast |
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1941ish | HMV Midget 'MK2' | 2 | Broadcast |
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1941ish | HMV SB200 'World Tourer' | 6 + magic eye | 5 |
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1946 | HMV model 465 'Cadet' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1946 | HMV 465D | 5 | Dual Wave |
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1946 | HMV 467D 'Masterpiece' | 6 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1946 | HMV 467SB | 6 + eye | 5 |
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1947 | HMV 475 BC 'Kent' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1947 | HMV 475D 'York' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1947 | HMV 476D 'Tudor' | 5 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1947 | HMV 476P | 6 (or 5) | Broadcast |
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1948 | HMV 484P 'Personal Portable' | 4 | Broadcast |
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1948 | HMV 485T-RG 'Coventry' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1948 | HMV 487D 'Westminster' | 6 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1949 | HMV 4910D/RG 'Windsor' | 9 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1949 | HMV 495BC 'Little Nipper' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1949 | HMV 495P 'Cambridge' | 5 + rectifier | Broadcast |
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1950 | HMV 4910AW 'Sherwood' | 9 + magic eye | All Wave |
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1951 | HMV 507D 'Wembley' | 6 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1951 | HMV 507RG 'Avon' | 6 + magic eye | Dual Wave |
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1952 | HMV 524 BC 'Minor' | 4 | Broadcast |
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1952 | HMV 525 T-RG 'Cornwall' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1952 | HMV 525A 'Perth' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1952 | HMV 525BC 'Little Nipper MKII' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1952 | HMV 525D 'Argyle' | 5 | Dual Wave |
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1952 | HMV 526BC | 6 | Broadcast |
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1952 | HMV 526D 'Rugby' | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1952 | HMV 526D RG 'Clyde' | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1953 | HMV model 535 'Dorset' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1954 | HMV 545DC 'Bromley or Enfield' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1954 | HMV 545RG 'Bradford' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1957 | HMV model 5701 'Little Nipper MKIII & Luton' | 5 | Broadcast |
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1957 | HMV model 616 | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1957 | HMV 6G2 'Radiogram' | 6 | Dual Wave |
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1961 | HMV HM374T | 7 transistors, 1 diode | Broadcast |
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1961 | HMV HM396T 'All Transistor' | 7 transistors, 2 diodes | 4 |
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