| Collecting antique radios has become increasingly | | | | and look at the basic concepts of radio and television |
| popular among people all over the world in the past 30 | | | | creation. Or to study such a man as Thomas Edison, |
| years. The culture behind each antique radio is unique | | | | who said after his 10,000th failure to create the light |
| and tells a story about how life was lived during the | | | | bulb that he didn't see them as failures. It was simply |
| late 1800's and the first half of the 1900's. It was such | | | | finding 10,000 ways that did not work. The geniuses of |
| an unusual time in American history to look at. It gives | | | | that era will never be forgotten. It is upon their |
| us a reference point to all the advances in technology | | | | achievement and inventive minds that formed a solid |
| made today. It gives us a vantage point from how far | | | | foundation for the inventions of today. |
| we have come over the past century. | | | | Edison changed the world with the invention of the |
| Each antique collector has their own reason for | | | | radio, phonograph and light bulb. He never gave up on |
| collecting old radios, though most will tell you that they | | | | any of his inventions. His tenacity was amazing! Did |
| simply have a passion or a special affinity for vintage | | | | you ever wonder what it would be like if Edison had |
| radios. Why do they have this passion in collecting | | | | given up on his inventions? We would not have the |
| radios? There are a number of factors in how this | | | | radio for one. Or the light bulb to light our homes, |
| love was developed. Some people were moved by | | | | streets and businesses? We have much to be |
| the sound quality that these old radios cranked out. | | | | thankful for to these valiant men that forged the future |
| The special sound generated from these radios | | | | American life today. |
| continue to bring back memories of growing up in that | | | | If you want to start collecting antique radios, a great |
| era. It was the age of "Big Bands" and famous old | | | | place to start would be antique exhibitions. You will be |
| radio shows that played nightly. Remember, their was | | | | able to find and meet other collectors that share the |
| no television for most of this era. Families huddled | | | | same interest as yours. Another is estate auctions of |
| around the radio in the evening to listen to their special | | | | the elderly who have passed on. You are likely to find |
| radio show or music. Most people reported a wave of | | | | some really great deals on quality antique radios. |
| memories that flood their mind when they hear the old | | | | Another place to look is on the internet. You can type |
| songs on an old radio or phonograph. You can always | | | | in any model or name into a "Google search" and find |
| tell how much they love collecting when you hear the | | | | thousands of old radios of every make and model. Try |
| excitement in their voice and their animated, | | | | as well. There are 100s of videos made on all kinds of |
| excitement when they talk about these old radios. | | | | vintage radios. Good luck on your journey into this |
| Others simply have a love for history, in how radio and | | | | amazing hobby. |
| television came into being. It is fascinating to go back | | | | |