This old radio was in my fathers workshop. He used to repair radios and televisions, along with other electrical goods. He had a few of these. My guess is that people used to give him their old stuff when they got in the new. My dad passed away about 12 years ago and my mum moved house 5 or 6 years later. That's when I acquired this beautiful specimen and even though it didn't work anymore, I kept it and moved house and country with it.
It has been in the shed since moving here 2.5 years ago. But I finally got Bert to bring it to the house and asked him if we could make it into a light feature.
He obviously had to think about it some. Then this weekend he installed LED lights on either side of the display. The speaker came out and - for now - we just put a small glass table lamp in there.
I like it already. It needs some beeswax and the display needs a good clean.
The display is quite something else. I wonder if one could really receive Radio Cairo or Radio Bucuresti ?
It gives me joy and reminds me of my father, sitting in his workshop, tinkering away at a TV. I can almost smell the solder he used to melt.
Patricia xxx...x
How lovely to have this reminder of your father in daily use. I didn't realise just how large it was from the first photograph. X
ReplyDeleteYes, these radios where quite large.
DeleteYes, that radio would have been able to have picked up all of those radio stations. I often think that today's radios are very poor replacements for those of my childhood, when I would sit for hours tuning in to the various foreign radio stations.
ReplyDeleteNice piece of furniture and memento to remind you of your father.
It is amazing, isn't it ? I can still remember the warm sound coming out of the speakers of these old wooden boxes.
DeleteThat's brilliant! What a great use of something that is redundant now. I love that display wouldn't it be great if we could still tune in.......
ReplyDeleteYes, it would be lovely tuning in. :-)
Deleteuw pa zou fier geweest zijn!!
ReplyDeleteI hope so. x
DeleteIt's a lovely piece full of memories for you x
ReplyDeleteMemories galore ! I attach myself to things that have history or sentimental value.
DeleteThat is lovely :-)
ReplyDeleteYou could also hide a little radio behind it and really confuse people!
Your good ideas know no bounds !
DeleteAbsolutely brill idea.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad used to work for Cossor back in the fifties. I loved the wireless.
Who remembers listen with mother?
I can't say I do as I grew up in Belgium. But I just googles it and it seems like it was great.
DeleteI do apologize, I know this as I have read back and enjoy reading here.
DeleteI should have mentioned that Cossor were a company that made radio's back in the 50s, by then using bakelite cases in place of wood. A mistake as far as tone was concerned, to my mind.
Don't apologize ! :-) I now know something more than before. I'm always happy to pick up more information about anything and everything. So I should say thank you. xxx...x
DeleteI LOVE THIS!!!!! what a cool idea. I may have to steal this idea for something else... love it. And love your blog, I have only just this week found it. Am going to try and read your back posts!
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