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Five-Valve Mains Radio Receiver, by Phillips, 1932

Inventory Number 85287


Item type
Object
Makers
Philips
Provenance
Presented by the Wireless Preservation Society (founder Douglas Byrne) in 2005, per R. A. H. Burman and G. R. Bussey. One of six items from the Society's collection presented to the Museum in connection with the acquisition of the Marconi Collection to illustrate the first decade of radio receivers.
Object type
Radio communication
Inventory No
85287
Accession Number
2005-8/6

Description

Oval shaped radio with a scallop design on the front covering the speaker. The back is open showing two radio valves, and various in built copper alloy fittings. The electric cable protrudes from the back.