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Old 10th Dec 2016, 2:26 pm   #21
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Default Re: 1930’s HMV coffee table radio

The West Coast Sound became popular in the 1950's, over there at least, courtesy of T Bone Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eriK3nD4bQ
and the likes, he was a Texan but ended up in LA in the 1940's.

Stormy Monday was released in 1947, T Bone Walker.

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This looks like the same radio. It currently resides at Sudbury Hall, a National Trust property at Sudbury, Derbyshire.
Another picture of that one here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections..../object/652831
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It would be good if that particular radio got a thorough and skilled cabinet overhaul and refurbishment- as a rather nice emblem of 'thirties technology and wealth, it's as worthy of it as any piece of furniture or artwork. Note that I mean cosmetic, rather than working order level- that would involve rather too many PAT, insurance, fire, COSHH, etc, etc questions for a public display piece. "Shabby chic" doesn't really suit the setting and might just mean it gets skipped one day....
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Old 30th Dec 2016, 5:27 pm   #24
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As Paul says its an HMV 655. There was one for sale at a Harpenden event some time ago but the nearest I have got to owning an HMV 655 is owning a manual for it.
I was laid up with a minor back injury back in 2012 and passed some time cleaning up an original manufacturer's manual for the 655 that was kindly posted by MERLINMAXWELL.

The result can be downloaded from post 4 of this thread :-

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=62120
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