The murphy diagram dungeon
1930 to 1938

• The B4 was Murphy's first radio. The first advertisement for the B4 appeared in the October 3rd issue of the Radio Times.
• Initially priced at £17 17s. 0d. A new version, with a revised cabinet design, was released in 1932 priced at £15 15s. 0d.
• In November of 1932 the price was reduced to £12 10s. 0d.
• The November 1932 price reductions were achieved by reducing the dealer discount (profit margin) from 33⅓ % to 27½ %
• The Murphy B4, Battery portable radio. 70k.

• The Murphy A3, AC mains table model. 1036k.
• Due to popular demand, The Murphy News published Cord stringing diagrams for the A3. 280k.
• The A3 was Murphy's first AC Mains powered radio. Released Summer - just in time for 'Radiolympia'.
• Initially priced at £19 19s. 0d. then reduced to £17 17s. 0d. the following year.

The Murphy range for 1932.

• The Murphy A3A, Description & fault finding. 1720k.
• The Murphy A3A, Circuit diagram & Chassis layout. 437k.
• The A3A was initially priced at £17 17s. 0d. but reduced in price to £13 10s. 0d. in November.
• Ganging instructions for the Murphy A3 & A3A radios. 438k.
• The Murphy A8, Description & fault finding. 3654k
• The Murphy A8, Circuit diagram & Chassis layout. 508k.
• The A8 was initially priced at £31 10s. 0d. but subsequently reduced in price to £24 0s. 0d. in November.

The Murphy range for 1933. These three models all cost £14 10s. 0d.

• The Murphy A4, AC mains table model. 617k.
• The Murphy B5, battery table model. 772k.
• The Murphy D4, table model for use with DC mains only. 713k.

Battery Model B24 released in May price £14 10s. 0d.
Mains Table Models - A24 released February & D24 released April both price £14 10s. 0d.
Console Models - A24C & D24C released June price £17 0s. 0d.
Radiograms - A24RG released September price £24 0s. 0d. & D24RG released October price £25 0s. 0d.
Also available A24RG 'non-standard' price £25 0s. 0d. for use with mains frequencies other than '50 cycles'.

• The Murphy A24, for use on AC mains. 851k.
• The Murphy A24RG, AC mains radiogram. 360k.
• The Murphy B24, for battery use. 1035k.
• The Murphy D24, for use with DC mains only. 947k.
• The Murphy D24RG, DC mains radiogram. 376k.

Battery Model B25 price £13 0s. 0d. including batteries.
Mains Table Models - A26 price £11 0s. 0d. & D26 price £11 5s. 0d.
Console Models - A26C price £14 15s. 0d. & D26C price £15 0s. 0d.
Radiograms - A26RG price £24 10s. 0d. & D26RG price £24 15s. 0d.
Also available A26RG 'non-standard' price £24 15s. 0d. for use with mains frequencies other than '50 cycles'.
Note: The radiogram cabinet is identical to that of the 24RG of the prvious year...

The '28 range of models were announced at the end of July to be available early August.
The console models were priced at £21 15s. 0d.
The A28RG was priced at £33 10s. 0d. and the D28RG at £34 10s. 0d.

• The Murphy B25, table model for battery use. 1035k.
  
• The Murphy A26/C, table & console model for use with AC mains. 834k.
• The Murphy A26RG, radiogram for use with AC mains. 1033k.
• The Murphy D26/C/RG, table, console & radiogram models for use with AC or DC mains. 1217k.
• The Murphy A28C, deluxe console model for use with AC mains. 362k.
• The Murphy D28C, deluxe console model for use with DC mains. 362k.
• The Murphy A28RG, deluxe radiogram for use with AC mains. 412k.
• The Murphy D28RG, deluxe radiogram for use with DC mains. 397k.
• Due to popular demand, Cord stringing diagrams were published for many models of radio in the 'Murphy News'.
• Cord stringing diagrams. 532k.

As of January 1st the price of the 1935 range of radios was reduced to match the price of
the equivalent 1936 model. I should imagine this was to help shift the old stock...
The entire 1936 range was announced in March.
Battery Models - B23 price £6 7s. 6d. B27 price £9 17s. 6d.
Mains Table Models - A30 price £9 17s. 6d. D30 price £10 2s. 6d.
Console Models - A30C price £13 10s. 0d. D30C price £13 15s. 0d.
Radiograms - A30RG price £24 0s. 0d. D30RG price £25 0s. 0d.
Also available A30RG 'non-standard' price £25 0s. 0d. for use with mains frequencies other than '50 cycles'.

The service information for the 1936 models was published in a single book.
Download the 'Service information compilation' and the Diagram Sheet(s) that are of interest.

• The Murphy 1936, Service information compilation. 2310k.
• The Murphy A30, Diagram sheet 2. 1600k.
• The Murphy D30, Diagram sheet 3. 1521k.
• The Murphy B27, Diagram sheet 4. 1378k.
• The Murphy B23, Diagram sheet 5. 1228k.

The B31 was announced in January priced at £6 10s. 0d. (Without Batteries).
The B33 was announced in January priced at £10 15s. 0d. (Without Batteries).
'34' table models released in January both price £11 10s. 0d.
The AD32 was announced in February priced at £8 5s. 0d.
'36' models released in February both price £15 10s. 0d.
'38' models released in April both price £17 10s. 0d.
A42V Television receiver announced in June (first demonstrated from June 11th at the Science Museum in London). Released in August price £65.
'34' radiograms released in July. A34RG price £24. D34RG price £25.
A40C luxury console model released in August price £35.
A40RG luxury radio-gramophone model released in November price £85.

The service information for most of the 1937 models was published in a single book. As such that would make a very large file!
The best solution is to present it as a 36 page compilation (containing all the service notes) and nine individual Diagram sheets.
Download the 'Service information compilation' and the Diagram Sheet(s) that are of interest.

• The Murphy 1937, Service information compilation. 1835k.
• The Murphy B31, Diagram sheet 1. 1289k.
• The Murphy B33, Diagram sheet 2. 1376k.
• The Murphy A34/RG, Diagram sheet 3. 1424k.
• The Murphy A36, Diagram sheet 4. 1777k.
• The Murphy A38C, Diagram sheet 5. 1536k.
• The Murphy AD32, Diagram sheet 6. 1501k.
• The Murphy D34/RG, Diagram sheet 7. 1448k.
• The Murphy D36, Diagram sheet 8. 1652k.
• The Murphy D38C, Diagram sheet 9. 1501k.
• The Murphy A40C & A40RG, deluxe console & radiogram models for use with AC mains. 1531k.
  
• Due to popular demand, Cord stringing diagrams were published for many models of radio in the 'Murphy News'.
• Cord stringing diagrams. 532k.
For A38 & A40 follow the instructions for A34 & A36 which are very similar.

The '46' range was released in March.
Table models - A46 price £9 10s. 0d. D46 price £9 15s. 0d.
Console models - A46C price £13 15s. 0d. D46C price £14.
Radiograms - A46RG price £20. D46RG price £22.

The '48' range was also released in March.
Table models - A48 price £12. D48 price £12 5s. 0d.
Radiograms - A48RG price £30. D48RG price £32.

Battery models B45 & B47 were released in March. B45 price £7. B47 price £11 10s. 0d. (batteries not included).
Battery console model B47C was released in April price £14 5s. 0d. (no batteries).

The '50' Table models were released in April and the Console models in May.
Table models - A50 price £16. D50 price £16 5s. 0d.
Console models - A50C price £21. D50C price £21 5s. 0d.

Two variant models were made available in April with extra waveband for 70-200 metres (trawler band).
B47A price £11 15s. 0d. and D48A price £12 10s. 0d.

The A52 was released in August price £18 10s. 0d. a bargain!
The A56V was released in August price £30.
The A58V was released in August price £45.

• The Murphy A46 & D46, table, console & radiogram models. 1264k.
• The Murphy A48 & D48, table & radiogram models. 1457k.
• The Murphy A50 & D50, table & console models. 1990k.
• The Murphy A52, deluxe push button table model. 1655k.
• The Murphy B45 and B47, Battery table & B47C console models. 1303k.
• The Murphy A56V and A58V, Service instructions. 2600k.
• Due to popular demand, Cord stringing diagrams were published for many models of radio in the 'Murphy News'.
• Cord stringing diagrams. 532k.
For A46 & B45, follow the stringing instructions for the B31/AD32.
For B47, follow the stringing instructions for the A48.