Bidspirit auction | A Murphy U582 tabletop valve

A Murphy U582 tabletop valve radio - A mid-century tabletop mains receiver radio manufactured by Murphy Radio Ltd. The unit features a rectangular wooden cabinet finished in a dark brown veneer with an asymmetrical design. The front face is dominated by an L-shaped baffle covered in a cream perforated material, with the lower control section finished in a grey textured coating. A horizontal glass tuning dial is positioned in the lower right, calibrated for VHF (88-100 MHz), Medium, and Long wavebands. The dial displays numerous European station locations including London, North, Third, Light, and AFN. Below the dial are four white plastic push-buttons for Off, Long, Med, and VHF, flanked by two black ribbed control knobs. The front glass dial bears a stylized lowercase wordmark reading murphy in the bottom right corner. The grey fibreboard rear panel features printed text in an orange-brown tone. Centrally it reads MURPHY RADIO LTD / WELWYN GARDEN CITY / HERTFORDSHIRE / ENGLAND. Below this, a licence statement reads ROYALTY HAS BEEN PAID ON THIS APPARATUS PURSUANT TO A LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANTORS OF THE BROADCAST SOUND RECEIVER LICENCE KNOWN AS A8S AUTHORISING THE USE OF CERTAIN BRITISH AND EIREANN LETTERS PATENT. Technical specifications are printed to the left, reading MAINS RECEIVER TYPE U582 / FOR USE ON 200-250 VOLTS A.C. OR D.C. / 25-60 ~ A.C. SUPPLY. / MAXIMUM CONSUMPTION 58 WATTS. A warning at the bottom states WARNING / Do not remove this back unless the receiver is completely disconnected from the mains. The rear connections are labeled A, V.H.F. AERIAL, SERIAL No., P.U., GRAM, and RADIO.