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Console Radio

1937-1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

5 valve radio with 9" loudspeaker in an upright rectangular wooden case. Variable volts mains transformer and transformer coupled amplification. The tuning scale contains the names of the national and regional transmitters on medium wave and Droitwich on the long wave.


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Brief description
model A38C Murphy Radio, British, 1937-1938, designed by R.D.Russell
Physical description
5 valve radio with 9" loudspeaker in an upright rectangular wooden case. Variable volts mains transformer and transformer coupled amplification. The tuning scale contains the names of the national and regional transmitters on medium wave and Droitwich on the long wave.
Credit line
Given by John Dunderdale
Collection
Accession number
W.137-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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