Looking for an antique cabinet radio? Or a vintage console radio? We have plenty of those in stock and more arriving daily. Every piece you see on the site has been hand-assessed by our in-house curation team, so you can be sure that you’re viewing a best-of-the-best collection. Unlike other online purveyors, you won’t have to sift through old radios missing pieces, quality construction or high-end design caliber. Whether you’re looking for a vintage piece to add a conversation piece to a den or home office, or you’re a set decorator looking for an authentic period piece, you’re sure to find the perfect design within our collection. We stock dozens of old wood radios for sale, as well as rare plastic and metal designs. Terrey - For personal use only.TV might have killed the radio star, but vintage radios are alive and well here at Chairish! If you’re in the market for vintage radios for sale, kick off your search with us. The author, in a vintage photograph, showing his home-brew, cigar-box transistor radio. (Joseph Chambers, 6967 Kimberly Ln., Lithia Springs, GA 30122)įigure 1.
That two-transistor, home-brew project in high school certainly led to a lifetime of pleasure in antique radios and related items. Highly collectable - quite a few around but mainly in the land.
Among them are tube and crystal sets, electric motors, telegraph sets, intercoms, and stereo amps. If you buy one at an inflated price therell be another on EPay tomorrow for 10 what you paid. I have also built many other items since my experience with the two-transistor radio. But since my retirement, my interest has been revived. Today my collection includes over 250 antique radios, about 50 transistor radios, some novelties and unique radios, 33 horn speakers, 50 cone speakers, and 10 loop antennas.ĭuring my years working as a union electrician in Atlanta, Georgia, I didn't do much collecting. In the process of moving, he found it in an out-building that he had been clearing. My first radio was a Radiola II given to me by a neighbor. American-made radios tended to be slightly larger than Japanese radios, so American radios were referred to as coat pocket. Collectors today prize vintage transistor radios made in America from 1955 to 1960 and radios made in Japan from 1956 to 1963. Though I still have the complete circuit board, the cigar box has been trashed.īuilding this two-transistor radio and being successful with it inspired me to begin collecting antique radios and related items. Transistor radios were popular throughout the '60s and '70s, especially with younger people. I used the set in my Physics project in high school and received an "A" with the comment "Impressive." The project was featured in Radio-TV Experimenter magazine. The radio played very well with plenty of volume to drive a 4" speaker. The primary ingredients were two PNP type transistors, one germanium diode-detector, a 9-volt battery supply, a 4" PM speaker, a reflex-type circuit, and a telescoping antenna. I had wound all the coils myself, built the circuit board, and used transistors and parts from junk radios. This home brew was created from a Casa Blanca cigar box, a car radio antenna, and junk radio parts. In 1962, I built the transistor radio, proudly displayed in my hands in Figure 1. When accompanied by a photo, they become even more vivid. Successful high school projects make fond memories. Of Old Radios And Related Items-Published Monthly Antique Radio Classified-With The CollectorsĪ.R.C.-The National Publication For Buyers And Sellers
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