1964
Manufactured by Pye of Cambridge in 1949 this 4-valve radio is housed in a two tone veneered wooden cabinet. In addition to the volume and tuning control knobs mounted on the front of the set, it also had a 3-way switch knob mounted on the right hand side of the cabinet to allow selection of the Medium and Long waveband. There was also a tall cabinet console version of this model produced.
The retail-selling price for this model was £17.17s.0d plus purchase tax.
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The average working wage in 1949 was £4.14s.0d for a 47hour week.
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