1955

Murphy A242

1955

Murphy A242

Murphy A242, valve table radio, AC mains, long wave medium wave short wave and fm or uhf, french walnut veneered wooden case.

Type Audio
Decade 1950s
Category Radio
Brand Murphy

Manufactured by Murphy in 1955 this 9 valve superhet was housed in a french walnut veneered wooden cabinet with gold anodised aluminium trim. This radio featured 4 reception wavebands, medium long short and FM/VHF (the BBC’s FM/VHF Broadcasts were taking place on an experimental basis only in a few reception areas in 1955) selected by means of a rotary switch. Controls: Left to right – 4 Position tone-switch; volume and on/off; tuning; wave change/gram. A magic eye indicator on the front of the set assisted tuning. Extension sockets at the rear were provided for a gram, speaker, aerial and earth connections.

The retail-selling price was £36.15s.0d including purchase tax.