Murphy A146 - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

paperboy · 10th Mar 2016, 11:20 pm

Interesting use of Danish oil on slate and Bakelite. Good to know it worked well. Any photos, Cheers, Paperboy.

PaulR · 11th Mar 2016, 9:44 am

I have only tried a bit half heartedly on the phone handset, but the results are encouraging. The clock was a great success as the finish was in very poor condition. Post 22 on this thread has a photograph. https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...t=18879&page=2

paperboy · 11th Mar 2016, 10:24 am

Looks good. In nice harmony with the fire surround.

PaulR · 11th Mar 2016, 6:28 pm

I can hardly believe that was 9 years ago!

11th Mar 2016, 7:08 pm

Odd, big telly good, big radio bad. Give me a 36" radio and a 12" telly any day.

PaulR · 12th Mar 2016, 9:02 am

How very true

MurphyNut · 30th Apr 2016, 2:59 am

Wonderful job done, you were lucky the wiring was in good shape. I have one of these but most of the wiring is losing it's rubber isolation and that's a big job to sort out even before I service it and work on the tatty cabinet.
Lovely set though, as with most Murphy's from the 30's and 40's very distinctive styling.

10th Mar 2016, 11:20 pm	#21
paperboy Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK. Posts: 71	Re: Murphy A146 Interesting use of Danish oil on slate and Bakelite. Good to know it worked well. Any photos, Cheers, Paperboy.

11th Mar 2016, 9:44 am	#22
PaulR Dekatron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southport Lancashire, UK. Posts: 3,233	Re: Murphy A146 I have only tried a bit half heartedly on the phone handset, but the results are encouraging. The clock was a great success as the finish was in very poor condition. Post 22 on this thread has a photograph. https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...t=18879&page=2

11th Mar 2016, 10:24 am	#23
paperboy Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK. Posts: 71	Re: Murphy A146 Looks good. In nice harmony with the fire surround.

11th Mar 2016, 6:28 pm	#24
PaulR Dekatron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southport Lancashire, UK. Posts: 3,233	Re: Murphy A146 I can hardly believe that was 9 years ago!

11th Mar 2016, 7:08 pm	#25
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Murphy A146 Odd, big telly good, big radio bad. Give me a 36" radio and a 12" telly any day.

12th Mar 2016, 9:02 am	#26
PaulR Dekatron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Southport Lancashire, UK. Posts: 3,233	Re: Murphy A146 How very true

30th Apr 2016, 2:59 am	#27
MurphyNut Heptode Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 979	Re: Murphy A146 Wonderful job done, you were lucky the wiring was in good shape. I have one of these but most of the wiring is losing it's rubber isolation and that's a big job to sort out even before I service it and work on the tatty cabinet. Lovely set though, as with most Murphy's from the 30's and 40's very distinctive styling.