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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Part 5 Dad's Magnificent Radio Collection (a work in progress) If he had more room, he would have more radios

Here we go with part 5. The grand tour of Dad's vintage radio collection continues.

General Electric radio 1939 with a police band. This would be a very handy item for gangsters of the era to listen in on the coppers.

The Philco Radio Model 48-464 is a large bakelite radio receiver. This six-tube superheterodyne radio receiver combines standard AM broadcast and Short Wave band reception ( 9 MHz - 15.5 MHz). 1949

Northern Electric table radio with 78 record player. 1945/1947

1925 vintage RCA Radiola 20, the first consumer friendly and easy to use radio. I don't think those vintage headphones are part of the kit but together they remind me of something from Flash Gordon's spaceship.

Repwood tapestry loud speaker by RCA, 1925...

... sitting on top of the Canadian General Electric Radiola 17 of 1928, which required external speakers.

Wooden General Electric, 1951, Model: 410

Learadio 6615 1946/1947

Emerson plastic radio with pull up handle and antenna. 1950

Electrohome 1953

Rogers Majestic

Super cute little radio like a wooden 70s mascot robot head and that is all I know.

RCA Victor 1950

Wood Westinghouse 1939

RCA Victor wood 1946

Wooden Westinghouse 1939 with push buttons and dials

Delco Radio 1935

Crossley 1946/1947 Model: A-2466

Zenith B210W Solid State 1968?

Sanyo

Serenader Dominion Electrohome

Lafayette 1939

Rogers Art Deco Tombstone Radio 1936

Rogers 1931

Realistic (Radio Shack) Concertmate 8 Stereo 14-905 Radio 8 Tracks Tape Player AM FM obviously from the 70s.

General Electric Tombstone 1931 with a lovely embroidered grill cloth and beveled posts on the edges. GE Junior (M) S-22 tombstone

Atwater Kent Cathedral radio 1931

RCA Victor Globetrotter 1938

Philco Tombstone 1936

Jewell Midget 955 Tube Radio 1950

RCA Victor 1941

Viking 1944

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Part 2 Dad's Magnificent Radio Collection (a work in progress)

This is the elegant Deforest Crosley Grandfather Clock Radio from 1931. I believe all grandfather clocks chime when they are wound but it wouldn't turn on the radio at a preset time like modern clock radios. The cabinet beneath the clock face pulls down to reveal the radio controls. Click here to see details of the insides.

Clearly this collection is too large for a single blog post so I am breaking it down into manageable sections by cutting and pasting. Pictures will gradually disappear from the original post.

The video below features a gallery of Dad's radios with a gripping radio thriller from 1938: The Shadow in The Phantom Voice.

Imagine the family gathering around this Zenith Tombstone radio from 1936 to hear the thrilling adventures of The Shadow.

Or this Rogers Console wood lowboy. The year of manufacture is a mystery but these floor models were popular in the 1930s.

This Atwater Kent Cathedral radio from 1933 had police bands. Look at the lower center knob. It went from Police to Tone. Wealthy gangsters like Al Capone could listen in at their hide-outs to find out if the cops were on their trail.

Rogers Majestic kitchen radio from 1950, broadcasting Joe Friday's adventures.

Another Northern Electric Baby Champ. The year is unknown but the style says late 50s or early 60s.

Rogers Majestic 1949

Here's a nice wooden RCA model from 1949

I asked Dad if the house was on fire, Mom was already safe and he had just enough time to rescue one radio, which would he save, he chose the matching pair of Crossley radios from 1950 below. They really do belong together.

I was a bit surprised he didn't choose something more ancient like this one but then I realized the companion radios would be a lot more portable for a race with time than this steel Atwater Kent table radio with steel external speaker from 1929. It is at least a 2 man lift and might even survive a fire.

Smart choice, Dad.

Sonora. 1946

Philco tombstone

Yes. it's a radio. Three guesses on where the antenna is.

Zenith portable with a flexible handle and a round dial.

Another Sparton from 1949.

Hmmm. 1950s? Remove the center piece for long playing 33 1/3 albums.

Sparton. Year unknown. Sometime in the 50s.

Philco Tombstone from 1937.

Cylinder records! Pre-dating flat ones.

CD single from an early 90s Moosehead beer promotion. Molson had indie grunge rock bands but the New Brunswick brewery chose to go for "maritime" music.