1954
Manufactured by Murphy in 1957 this 6 Valve Superhet was housed in a french walnut veneered wooden cabinet with silver anodised aluminium trims. This radio featured 3 reception wavebands, medium long and FM/VHF selected by means of a rotary switch.
Extension sockets at the rear were provided for a gram, speaker, aerial and earth connections.
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The retail-selling price was £31.0s.0d including purchase tax. The average working wage in 1957 was £7.9s.4d for a 47 hour week.
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