Not currently on display at the V&A

Radio

1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mains radio receiver in a veneered wooden cabinet. A slim, rectangular table model for long, medium and short waves. The cabinet has a sloping back and front with four black plastic fluted control knobs and a long rectangular fabric covered loudspeaker aperture. At the top there is a long narrow glass tuning scale with white and green lettering on a black ground.
Serial No. 426340.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Murphy A122 Radio, English, 1947, based on a design by A.F. Thwaites.
Physical description
Mains radio receiver in a veneered wooden cabinet. A slim, rectangular table model for long, medium and short waves. The cabinet has a sloping back and front with four black plastic fluted control knobs and a long rectangular fabric covered loudspeaker aperture. At the top there is a long narrow glass tuning scale with white and green lettering on a black ground.
Serial No. 426340.
Dimensions
  • Length: 56.5cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Height: 47cm (Note: Measurement taken from department files)
  • Base depth: 19.8cm (Note: Mesurement taken from department files)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.559-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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