MULLARD OUTLOOK

From September 1950, the valve manufacturer Mullard began distributing a monthly eight-page booklet to its distributers and the general radio and television retailers.

The 4-page orange section was the "Commercial" section, spotlighting dealers and representatives, news from the shows as well as publicising available advertising literature ... oh, and mentioning their high speed valve tester at every possible opertunity!

The four-page green "For the Service Department" section was a much more interesting - ant technical - section. The latest valves were described, example circuits given, whilst topics such as valve and C.R.T. manufacturing presented as mini-series spread over many months. Oh, and mentions the flaming high speed valve tester too !

In a great piece of sales/techie equality, each month the outer pages alternated between the commercial (orange) and techie (green) sections. Either way, the front cover always contained a great photograph of something releated to Mullard's business, frequently shots of various manufacturing processes though the first three editions feature dolly-bird "chicks" (no doubt to chosen to appeal to the then male dominated sales and techie departments).

Each of the early volumes seems to sparodically miss some months. Was that due to the industrial climate - strikes? - or was it just that nothing in particular had happened that month that involved their high speed valve tester ?

The front covers are illustrated below, and some link to larger views which include a download for that issue as a PDF file. There is also a link to a list of contents.

Volume 1 : September 1950 - September 1951


Vol. 1 No.1 Sep50

Vol. 1 No.2 Oct50

Vol. 1 No.3 Nov50

Vol. 1 No.4 Dec50

Vol. 1 No.5 Jan51

Vol. 1 No.6 Feb51

Vol. 1 No.7 Mar51

Vol. 1 No.8 Apr51

Vol. 1 No.9 Jun51

Vol. 1 No.10 Jul51

Vol. 1 No.11 Aug51


Vol. 1 No.12 Sep51

Note : there was no May 1951 edition

Volume 2 - October 1951 - October 1952


No.1 - Oct51

No.2 - Nov51

No.3 - Dec51

No.4 - Jan52

No.5 - Feb52

No.6 - Mar51

No.7 - Apr52

No.8 - May52

No.9 - Jun52

No.10 - Aug52

No.11 - Sep52

No.12 - Oct52

Note : there was no July 1952 edition

Volume 3 - November 1952 - Jan 1954


No.1 - Nov52

No.2 - Dec52

No.3 - Jan53

No.4 - Feb53

No.5 - Apr53

No.6 - May53

No.7 - Jul53

No.8 - Aug53

No.9 - Sep53

No.10 - Oct53

No.11 - Dec53

No.12 - Jan54

Note : there was no March, June or November 1953 edition

Volume 4 - February 1954 - May 1955


No.1 - Feb54

No.2 - Mar54

No.3 - Apr54

No.4 - May54

No.5

No.6 - Oct54

No.7 - Dec54

No.8 - Jan55

No.9 - Feb55

No.10 - Mar55

No.11 - Apr55

No.12 - May55

Volume 5 : June 1955 -May 1956


No.1 - Jun55

No.2 - Jul55

No.3 - Aug55

No.4 - Sep55

No.5 - Oct55

No.6 - Nov55

No.7 -Dec55

No.8 - Jan56

No.9 - Feb56

No.10 - Mar56

No.11 - Apr56

No.12 - May56

Volume 6 - June 1956 - May 1957


No.1 - Jun56

No.2 - Jul56


No.3 - Aug56


No.4 - Sep56

No.5 - Oct56

No.6 - Nov56

No.7 - Dec56

No.8 - Jan57

No.9 - Feb57

No.10 - Mar57

No.11 - Apr57

No.12 - May57

Volume 7 - June 1957 - May 1958


No.1 - Jun57

No.2 - Jul57

No.3 - Aug57¤

No.4 - Sep57

No.5 - Oct57

No.6 - Nov57

No.7 - Dec57

No.8 - Jan58

No.9 - Feb58

No.10 - Mar58

No.11 - Apr58

No.12 - May58

Volume 8 : June 1958 - May 1959


No.1 - Jun58

No.2 - Jul58

No.4 - Sep58


No.5 - Oct58


No.8 - Jan59

No.9 - Feb59

No.10 - Mar59

No.11 - Apr59

No.12 - May59

Volume 9 : June 1959 -May 1960


No.1 - Jun59

No.2 - Jul59

No.3 - Aug59

No.4 - Sep59

No.5 - Oct59

No.6 - Nov59

No.7 - Dec59

No.8 - Jan60

No.9 - Feb60

No.10 - Mar60

No.11 - Apr60

No.12 - May60

Volume 10 : June 1960 - May 1961


No.1 - Jun60

No.2 - Jul60

No.3 - Aug60

No.4 - Sep60

No.5 - Oct60

No.6 - Nov60

No.7 - Dec60

No.8 - Jan61

No.9 - Feb61

No.10 - Mar61

No.11 - Apr61

No.12 - May61

Volume 11 : June 1961 - May 1962


No.1 - Jun61

No.2 - Jul61

No.3 - Aug61

No.4 - Sep61

No.5 - Oct61

No.6 - Nov61

No.7 - Dec61

No.8 - Jan62

No.9 - Feb62

No.10 - Mar62

No.11 - Apr62

No.12 - May62

Volume 12 : June 1962 - May 1963


No.1 - Jun62

No.2 - Jul62

No.3 - Aug62

No.4 - Sep62

No.5 - Oct62

No.6 - Nov62

No.7 - Dec62

No.8 - Jan63

No.9 - Feb63

No.10 - Mar63

No.11 - Apr63

No.12 - May63

Volume 13 : June 1963 - May 1964


No.1 - Jun63

No.2 - Jul63

No.3 - Aug63

No.4 - Sep63

No.5 - Oct63

No.6 - Nov63

No.7 - Dec63

No.8 - Jan64

No.9 - Feb64

No.10 - Mar64

No.11 - Apr64

No.12 - May64

Volume 14 : June 1964 - May 1965


No.1 - Jun64

No.2 - Jul64

No.3 - Aug64

No.4 - Sep64

No.5 - Oct64

No.6 - Nov64

No.7 - Dec64

No.8 - Jan65

No.9 - Feb65

No.10 - Mar65

No.11 - Apr65

No.12 - May65

Volume 15 - June 1965 - May 1966

Volume 16 : June 1966 - May 1967


No.1 - Jun66

No.2 - Jul66

No.3 - Aug66

No.4 - Sep66

No.5 - Oct66

No.6 - Nov66

No.7 - Dec66

No.8 - Jan67

No.9 - Feb67

No.10 - Mar67

No.11 - Apr67

No.12 - May67

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