Murphy Radio 1962 

Shown below is the U598, from the last year of valve radio production by Murphy.  It features reasonably modern styling for its time in fact, as it incorporates the "long low" look, (though that trend had been about for a year or two).  Internally one can see that new techniques as a result of the introduction of solid state components are evident.  The valves sit on a traditional metal chassis, but there lurking beneath the chassis is a PCB (printed circuit board), the way of the future.  Of course it would only be a short while before valve sockets came to be mounted directly onto the PCB, as TV's were still reliant on valves at this time.  At twice the price of the U704 lower down the page, this set was something of a luxury compared retailing at £19.9.1. (+pt).  Valve line-up 10L14, 10C14, 10F18, 10LD12, 10P18, U381. 

Pictured below is the U704 receiver, the last (by a few months) valve receiver from Murphy.  The U704 is a rather uninspiring update of the U504 from 1959, and uses the same basic cabinet.  This particular example is in factory green, but the colour is sprayed on the original brick red bakelite.  The circuit is virtually identical to the U504, in fact only the styling at the front has been marginally updated.  It can be noted that the U704 was still cheaper than any of the transistor models though costing £10.1.9. (+pt). Valve line-up 10C14, 10FD12, 10PL12, U381.

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