Not currently on display at the V&A

Radio

1933 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Murphy Radio Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Radio in a wooden case with a central circular speaker aperture, a small rectangular tuning dial, and four black knobs


Object details

Categories
Household Objects
Entertainment & Leisure
Audio Equipment
Electrical Appliances
Object type
Radio
Materials and techniques
Rosewood
Walnut
Brief description
Murphy B5 Radio,
Physical description
Radio in a wooden case with a central circular speaker aperture, a small rectangular tuning dial, and four black knobs
Dimensions
  • Height: 445mm
  • Width: 381mm
  • Depth: 254mm
Dimensions taken from the Radiomuseum website. https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/murphy_b5_b_5.html
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.20-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372003/radio-murphy-radio-ltd/
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