Four Valve AC Mains Radio Set
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| Radio set (model A104) made by Murphy Radio Ltd | |
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| Manufacturer | Murphy Radio |
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Four-valve AC mains radio set (model A104) made by Murphy Radio Ltd – shown in Britain Can Make It exhibition.
One manufacturer invited to display at the exhibition was Murphy Radio Ltd, of Welwyn Garden City. Established in 1930, the company had a reputation for high quality and innovative design. This pioneering ‘baffle’ radio receiver had a distinctive shape that eliminated the poor sound quality of a traditional radio cabinet.
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[edit] How it works
The baffle is a large, stout board which is intended to eliminate, as far as possible, unwanted sound vibrations from the back of the loudspeaker cone intefering with the wanted vibrations coming from the front. The larger the baffle board the better (in the 1950s hi-fi enthusiasts built them in brick). The large front surface of the Murphy receiver with the loudspeaker in the middle acted as a fairly effective baffle.
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[edit] In the Science Museum
The Museum acquired this object in 1990 from Mr A Peverett Inv: No: 1990-14
This object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.[edit] Images
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