Vinatge Murphy Valve Transistor Radio A146CM
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Murphy A146CM 1949 valve radio, serial number 451864 A quote fro m "The Best of Murphy Cabinet Design 1930 to 1950" As a school leaver aged 15, I began work in November 1940 atMurphy Radio as a trainee in the design office in Bridge Road,Welwyn Garden City. During the war I worked on receivers andother electronic equipment for the military. In 1950, I began workingfor Eden Minns, designing for the new post-war products. Icontinued to work in cabinet and graphic design for Murphy until1970, although in 1962 the company had been taken over by Rank-Bush.This catalogue is a tribute to the design work for Murphy by R. D.Russell and Eden Minns from 1930 to 1950. During this uniqueperiod they brought together an integration of high quality furnituredesign and craft techniques with as near mass–production as waspossible at the time.A146CThe first ‘Murphy’ baffle console.Designer: R.D.RussellModel: A146C Console Model Baffle 6 Valve + RectifierSuperhet for use with AC mains. Two wavebands – Long& Medium.Cabinet: Floor model baffle in walnut. Front in halved and matchedfigured walnut.Date: 1949Price: £28 12s 9d plus Purchase Tax Wooden frame, free standing 750mm high and 650mm wide. All seems to work and glows, but the tuning knob has clearly broken and dose not locate Can been seen and tested, colection only CV22 7QN
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