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Photo - DIORA AGA RSZ-50 ca.1947 from Poland
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"An antique radio is a radio receiving set that is collectible because of its age and uniqueness. Although collectors may differ on
the cutoff dates, most would use 50 years old, or the pre-World War II Era, for vacuum tube sets and the first five years of
transistor sets.
The idea of radio as entertainment took off in 1920, and radio ownership steadily gained in popularity as the years passed. Radio sets
from before 1920 are rarities.
Valuation
In terms of financial valuation:
Catalin plastic radios and high end console radios sell at the top of the market.
Cathedrals, tombstones and large table tops are midrange.
Wood/bakelite table tops are in the lower mass production bracket and often sell for less than $40 each.
The valuation of 1920s and 1930s sets depends primarily on condition and appearance. Well presented breadboard sets command a
high price tag, but tatty or uninspiring samples don't. Although fairly rare, the difficulties in using such sets affect their sale value.
Crystal Sets
These basic radios used no battery, had no amplification and could only operate
headphones. They would only receive very strong
signals from a local station. They
were popular among the less wealthy due to their low build cost and zero run cost. Crystal sets had
minimal ability to separate stations, and where more than one high power station was present, inability to receive one without the other
was a common problem.
Some crystal sets users added a carbon amplifier or a mechanical turntable amplifier to give enough output to operate a speaker.
Some even used a flame amplifier.
TRF sets (Tuned Radio Frequency) are the most popular class of early radio. These used one or more valves (tubes) to
provide amplification. Early TRF sets only operated headphones, but by the 1930s it was more common to use additional amplification
to power a loudspeaker, despite the expense.
The types of speakers in use at the time were crude by today's standards, and the sound quality produced from the speakers used on
such sets is sometimes described as torturous.
Superhets
In this era of early radio, only the wealthy could afford to build a superhet. Such sets required many valves and numerous components,
and building one was a sizeable project.
The console radio was the center piece of every house back in the era of radio, they were big and expensive running up to $700 back
in the late 1930s. Mostly for the wealthy, these radios were placed in hallways and living rooms.
Some brand names: Philco, RCA, Westinghouse, Zenith
Table top radios came in many forms:
"Cathedral style", an upright rectangular box with a rounded top
"Tombstone style" were rectangular boxes that were tall and narrow like a tombstone.
"Table top" were rectangular, with width being the larger dimension. Table top radios were usually placed in the kitchen,
sitting room or bedroom, and sometimes used out on the porch.
Bakelite
The availability of the first mass produced plastic Bakelite allowed designers much more creativity in cabinet styling, and significantly
reduced costs. However, Bakelite is a brittle plastic, and dropping a radio could easily break the case. Bakelite is a brown-black
mouldable thermosetting plastic, and is still used in some products today.
In the 1930s some radios were manufactured using Catalin, a colourable version of bakelite, but nearly all historic bakelite radios are
the standard black-brown bakelite colour.
The invention of the transistor made it possible to produce small portable radios that did not need a warm-up time, and ran on much
smaller batteries. They were convenient and chic, though the prices were high and the sound quality not so good."
This information found:
Wikipedia Encylopedia
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the cutoff dates, most would use 50 years old, or the pre-World War II Era, for vacuum tube sets and the first five years of
transistor sets.
The idea of radio as entertainment took off in 1920, and radio ownership steadily gained in popularity as the years passed. Radio sets
from before 1920 are rarities.
Valuation
In terms of financial valuation:
Catalin plastic radios and high end console radios sell at the top of the market.
Cathedrals, tombstones and large table tops are midrange.
Wood/bakelite table tops are in the lower mass production bracket and often sell for less than $40 each.
The valuation of 1920s and 1930s sets depends primarily on condition and appearance. Well presented breadboard sets command a
high price tag, but tatty or uninspiring samples don't. Although fairly rare, the difficulties in using such sets affect their sale value.
Crystal Sets
These basic radios used no battery, had no amplification and could only operate
headphones. They would only receive very strong
signals from a local station. They
were popular among the less wealthy due to their low build cost and zero run cost. Crystal sets had
minimal ability to separate stations, and where more than one high power station was present, inability to receive one without the other
was a common problem.
Some crystal sets users added a carbon amplifier or a mechanical turntable amplifier to give enough output to operate a speaker.
Some even used a flame amplifier.
TRF sets (Tuned Radio Frequency) are the most popular class of early radio. These used one or more valves (tubes) to
provide amplification. Early TRF sets only operated headphones, but by the 1930s it was more common to use additional amplification
to power a loudspeaker, despite the expense.
The types of speakers in use at the time were crude by today's standards, and the sound quality produced from the speakers used on
such sets is sometimes described as torturous.
Superhets
In this era of early radio, only the wealthy could afford to build a superhet. Such sets required many valves and numerous components,
and building one was a sizeable project.
The console radio was the center piece of every house back in the era of radio, they were big and expensive running up to $700 back
in the late 1930s. Mostly for the wealthy, these radios were placed in hallways and living rooms.
Some brand names: Philco, RCA, Westinghouse, Zenith
Table top radios came in many forms:
"Cathedral style", an upright rectangular box with a rounded top
"Tombstone style" were rectangular boxes that were tall and narrow like a tombstone.
"Table top" were rectangular, with width being the larger dimension. Table top radios were usually placed in the kitchen,
sitting room or bedroom, and sometimes used out on the porch.
Bakelite
The availability of the first mass produced plastic Bakelite allowed designers much more creativity in cabinet styling, and significantly
reduced costs. However, Bakelite is a brittle plastic, and dropping a radio could easily break the case. Bakelite is a brown-black
mouldable thermosetting plastic, and is still used in some products today.
In the 1930s some radios were manufactured using Catalin, a colourable version of bakelite, but nearly all historic bakelite radios are
the standard black-brown bakelite colour.
The invention of the transistor made it possible to produce small portable radios that did not need a warm-up time, and ran on much
smaller batteries. They were convenient and chic, though the prices were high and the sound quality not so good."
This information found:
Wikipedia Encylopedia
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