Model Attributes:

Jackson-Bell Model 86 - Art Deco

Introduced 1931

Cabinet Style:
Art Deco
Circuit:
Superheterodyne
Number of Tubes:
6
Tube Complement:
24A, 27, 35, 27, 47, 80
Inage of Pandora chest radio with lid open
The Model 86 - At Deco with "Peep Hole" Dial
OVERVIEW
General Information:

The acquisition of the Flint Radio Company in 1931 gave Jackson-Bell superhetrodyne and midget technologies. This radio introduced in May of 1931 was amongst Jackson-Bells first Superhetrodyne offerings.

A link to the "Jackson-Bell Goes Super” article from the Spring/Summer issue of the SCARS Gazette appears below. The text goes into great detail about this set and the rest of Jackson-Bell's early superhetrodyne line-up.

See the other links below for more information on the Model 86.

Comments:

This radio uses the same IF cans as the Flint, Models 87 & 88 radios. The difference being no RF stage, presumably to cut costs.

Other cost cutting ‘features’, no speaker plug. No tone control. No escutcheon, just a routed hole in the cabinet, as was done on the Model 84.

The dial scale uses an outer rim drive mechanism. The dial is far from the tuning knob. The dial moves backwards from the tuning knob... takes some getting used to!

This radio was introduced in September of 1931, with blow-out sales occurring in October of 1931. My definition of “Dead on Arrival”.

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Model 86 information with SchematcsModel 86 Art Deco AdvertisementEscutcheon vs Full Vision Dial - What You Need to KnowJackson-Bell Goes Super - November 2022 Gazette articleRichard Gray's Model 86 Dossier with extra photosRETURN TO RADIOS SELECTION PAGE
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