Old technology/ Bush Radio.

[derrynoose]

I have a battery operated Bush TR82CL radio. The serial number is 653/14719. Any ideas on how I might find out what age it is?

[ChuckFickens]

1955-1959 I'd say

Just google the make and number

http://www.thevalvepage.com/radios/rad1955.htm

[derrynoose]

Thanks, ChuckFickens. No luck with dating it yet but very interesting to note from the website you suggested that the TR82 cost the equivalent of �17.45 in 1959. I started teaching in 1966 and my first takehome salary was the equivalent of �13.98 per week.
Definitely a radio for the wellheeled,then!

[shylock73]

Hi derrynoose, thanks gor asking that Q as I am an old git who used to have one of those that you have (a blue one) in 1958, and last year I purchased a wood grain model TR 82 from Tesco`s for notalgia sake, and I now wish I hadn`t bothered becuase the volume control makes a noise when I try to set it to the volume I want. With the original model a squirt of oil would solve it but with these new types it doesn`t work.