Murphy V230 Portable Television Receiver, 1954
- Made:
- 1954 in England and Welwyn Garden City
- maker:
- Murphy Radio Limited
Murphy Model V230 portable monochrome television receiver, 1954. Serial No 132534. Purchased about 1954 after owners saw it at the Radio & Television Exhibition in London. In daily use afterwards until 1971.
Murphy V230 'Portable' TV Receiver, made in England in 1954.
Advertised as ‘A 12 inch tunable TV set you can carry around the house’, the V230 cost £54 when new.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Object Number:
- 1997-5279
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), gunmetal, plastic (unidentified), glass, electronic components and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 370 mm x 350 mm x 480 mm,
- type:
- television receiver
- credit:
- Mr and Mrs R A Meikle
