My father,
Herbert Ashton, worked for
E. Mercer Ltd (Castleford &
Normanton), for some 35 years 1932 to 1967. They specialised
in quality radio & television receivers - particularly 'Bush'
& 'Murphy'.
Click Here for the Murphy
Range 1930 to 1947
Click Here for E. Mercer's staff pictures and Herbert Ashton's gold watch for 25 years service
Melvin Ashton, April, 2007
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murphy Radio in Welwyn Garden City, England was founded during 1929 by Frank Murphy and E.J.Power as a volume manufacturer of home radio sets. Their factories were based in the Hertfordshire town of Welwyn Garden City, England, and they started with less than 100 employees.
The original Murphy Radio company played an important role during World War Two by designing and building sets for British Forces use - chief amongst these being 'Wireless Set No.38'. After the war, Murphy's used its military experience to design and build sets for Naval use, principally the 'B40' series for the British Commonwealth Navies.
Murphy himself left the company during 1937 and went on to found another company called, perhaps unwisely, 'FM Radio'. He died in 1955.
Although the company became well known for its manufacture of television, it was eventually amalgamated with other British radio interests towards the end of the 1960's. The name, 'Murphy' has survived, but as a licensee for far-eastern electronics.