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Bulova Radios, 1958
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Most of us listen to the radio at some point during the day, so it's difficult to imagine when the first radio was introduced over 100 years ago, owning one was considered a novel luxury. Well, the novelty soon wore off, and by 1933 two-thirds of American homes had at least one radio, twice as many as those with a telephone. By the late 1950's,the transistor was all the rage and design became a huge selling point for consumers. What started out as a utilitarian box, the radio evolved over time to mimic many of the design cues found in the automobile industry, as well as the growing fascination with space travel. Some of the most sought after vintage radios were produced in Japan and the USA during this golden age of radio design. With a little luck, and a few extra bucks, you might be able to snag some of this yummy retro eye-candy for yourself!
16 comments:
what delicious radio eye candy! thanks for the post!!
Radio designs are a real reflection of the times. Great retro look!!!
Fantastic post!
A little interesting history and a whole LOT of eye candy! You ROCK Bryan!
I love the old radios - especially from the 1950s! They are so colorful!
I'll take the pink one! Love all the knobs and dials. Fab Post!
I so have radio nostalgia and love this blog post~ Those old radios make me just feel warm and fuzzy inside!
I miss having a transistor radio :)
love radios, these ones rock! Nicely done!
-heather (popbam)
Love these old radios. I hope one day I find a pretty bakelite one --- you can be sure I will be keeping it (lol). Thanks so much Bryan.
so much fun! I remember my transistor radio well
What a magnificent menagerie of radios - I too recall how cool it was to have my own transistor radio - those were the days my friend - thanks Bryan!
Love old radio's!! I still remember listening to the radio instead of watching tv (my parents didn't purchase a tv till I was older). Great blog...sharing!
Great blog post! The radios are fantastic!
This is such a great post!!! Amazing radios!!!
Oh, these are so glamorous and fancy! I love the white and gold Zenith one and the pink one too! :)
Loving the turquoise radio!
I just need to find a mint green transistor radio for my Suburban :)
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