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The ‘golden age of radio’ may be gone, but antique radios are still going strong. Whether you’re interested in a specific manufacturer (RCA, Philco, Zenith, Crosley, Emerson) or style (catalin, transistor, cathedral or console), there’s a radio out there for you.
You can identify most antique radios by model number, which can include any combination of letters and numbers. If you don't see a manufacturer's name, look inside the chassis, as it may be stamped on the tubes or other components...
The earliest radios were typically bare components (e.g. glass tubes) mounted on a board. Later came plain wooden or metal boxes, and by the late 1920s, elaborate cabinets designed to look like real furniture. Cathedral and tombstone style wooden cabinets were popular during the 1930s. And Art Deco style radios made of Bakelite, Catalin and other early resins or plastics (Plaskon, Beetle, etc) became popular during the 1930s and 1940s. Transistors were introduced in 1957, displacing tubes and enabling miniaturization.
Although you may be able to play an unrestored antique radio, note that its capacitors are likely to fail without warning (and may also pose a fire hazard), so replacing them pre-emptively is advisable.
You've just acquired an old radio, but apart from the manufacturer's name on the front, you don't know a bles… [more]
Perhaps you recently saw a picture of a cool looking pocket radio from the early 1960’s and were reminded o… [more]
Jim Tripp's showcase of radios from the 1920s to late 1950s, organized by style and theme (wood, console, plastic, … [read review or visit site]
This photo gallery of over 7800 vintage radios, categorized by manufacturer and model number, is a group effort wit… [read review or visit site]
Alan Voorhees' reference resource for vintage radio collectors includes a photo gallery, article library, PDF archi… [read review or visit site]
This vast archive and community of radio collectors features over 120,000 radio model listings and 350,000 photos a… [read review or visit site]
Ron Ramirez's comprehensive reference on the former Philadelphia Storage Battery Company and Philco Corporation. In… [read review or visit site]
This extensive collection of antique radios includes beautiful photos and detailed historical descriptions. The sit… [read review or visit site]
John Pelham's collection of wood and plastic radios from the 1930's and 40's. What sets this site apart is the deta… [read review or visit site]
Paul Turney's collection of tube radios from manufacturers like Zenith, Atwater-Kent, Philco, RCA, Emerson, Sparton… [read review or visit site]
Tune in to Steve Davis' collection of 1930s and 40s Art Deco style radios, featuring stunningly crisp high resoluti… [read review or visit site]
Steve Erenberg's extremely wacky and well-done collection of vintage mad-scientist devices and contraptions. Writte… [read review or visit site]
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Philadelphia Inquirer
And that dedication to detail has made the LaVelles popular figures in the growing community of radio collectors across the Midwest. ...
LA Weekly
In Teen Angst A-Go-Go!, Captured Aural Phantasy Theater reads verbatim from midcentury comics, vintage radio show–style, to illustrate that, ...
CNET News
Walkman vs. iPod
CNET News
by G|Net June 29, 2009 11:42 AM PDT I agree, but I'm not old enough to have experienced the vintage radio days, but discovered them in the 70s (via ...
Business Gazette
Ham radio enthusiasts keep hobby alive
Business Gazette
Most often they are restored antique radios. Rag chewing: Longer conversations over the radio as opposed to a quick contact lasting only a minute or two.
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Examiner.com
FREE fun for Father's Day weekend
Examiner.com
Church of Christ 505 E. Kenosha, Broken Arrow OK is hosting a Summer Sizzler Heartland Antique Radio Assoc. Show and Sale Antique radio show and swapmeet. ...
PCB007 (press release)
Jake informed me that it was an antique radio cabinet that one of his friends had rescued from the trash some time ago. I decided that this general style of ...
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
(Luckey Hospital Museum, US 33 and Indiana 109 in Wolf Lake; 260-635-2419) Or the Heritage Center, with a refurbished Mier Carriage, a vintage radio ...
Waterford Today
Suffering from Oxegen Anticipation Anxiety? Got a case of Electric Picnic Fever? Are you in need of a strong dose of live music? Well, the good doctors at ...
WQAD
A vintage radio was back in action at Knoxville Hardware. Staffers were making sales the old fashioned way. With the power out, it was cash only for ...
Boston Globe
This monthly market at MIT is no ordinary yard sale.
Boston Globe
Darn near useless unless you repair antique radios. But you've got to admire the look -- kind of like Dr. Frankenstein's defibrillator. ...
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