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Radios Collection

Background imageRadios Collection: Woman police officer attending an accident

Woman police officer attending an accident where a man appears to have fallen off a ladder. She is speaking into her hand-held radio. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageRadios Collection: How to get better Radio

How to get better Radio - Mullard Radios and Valves catalogue cover 1929-30 Date: circa 1930

Background imageRadios Collection: Advert, Kolster-Brandes, KB Radio

Advert, Kolster-Brandes, KB Radio Date: 1930

Background imageRadios Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El receptor de

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El receptor de radio (The radio receiver). Poster dited in Valencia. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Background imageRadios Collection: Radio Broadcaster Date: 1941

Radio Broadcaster Date: 1941

Background imageRadios Collection: Two police officers in SPG van, Met Police, London

Two police officers in SPG van, Met Police, London
Two police officers, one male, one female (WPC McKay), in an SPG (Special Patrol Group) van, Met Police, London. The SPG was set up in 1961 to provide a centrally-based mobile capability for dealing

Background imageRadios Collection: Radio supplies shop

Radio supplies shop
Radio supplies and electrical shop, late 1920s, in an unknown location in Britain. Advertising for Burndept and Amplion radios in the window

Background imageRadios Collection: Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland

Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland
An English household entertained by a Dutch concert. Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland. A member of the family tuning in the receiver by simple adjustments. 1922

Background imageRadios Collection: Brochure page, Oldsmobile Six and Eight accessories

Brochure page, Oldsmobile Six and Eight accessories
Brochure page, Oldsmobile Six and Eight specially designed accessories -- radios, heaters, defroster, clock, seat covers, identity initials, wheel trim rings and discs. Date: 1930s

Background imageRadios Collection: Male and female police officers in Westminster, London

Male and female police officers in Westminster, London
Male and female police officers (Sue Maudsley on the left) in Westminster, central London, with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background

Background imageRadios Collection: Power-Tone Radio Advert

Power-Tone Radio Advert
Two POWER-TONE radios Date: circa 1930

Background imageRadios Collection: British troops in Palestine patrolling near Jerusalem, 1947

British troops in Palestine patrolling near Jerusalem, 1947
British troops in Palestine keep ceaseless watch against terrorist activities of every description. Men of the 1st Battalion The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry are here seen patrolling the railway

Background imageRadios Collection: Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

Background imageRadios Collection: WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge
WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire. Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett operates the walkie talkie set and Company Officer Obie Walker

Background imageRadios Collection: Advert for Pye Portable Radio 1930

Advert for Pye Portable Radio 1930
Pye Portable Radio... what a world of difference that one word makes. Ask your radio dealer. He will tell you of the magnificent reputation of the Pye Portable

Background imageRadios Collection: Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943

Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943
Using a throat microphone and wireless silent speech transmitter, the soldier on patrol can report instructions back to base from under the noses of the enemy. Date: 1943

Background imageRadios Collection: An advertisement for G. E. C. radios

An advertisement for G. E. C. radios
A colour advertisement for a BC5442 G. C. E. radio. Date: 19th December 1951

Background imageRadios Collection: BRANLY, Edouard (1846-1940). French physicist

BRANLY, Edouard (1846-1940). French physicist

Background imageRadios Collection: Advert for Kolster-Brandes in expensive radios 1931

Advert for Kolster-Brandes in expensive radios 1931
KB inexpensive radio, with three range of wave-lengths, short, medium and long. Comes in a walnut cabinet and stand. 1931

Background imageRadios Collection: Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech

Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech
Crowds listening to radios installed by His Masters Voice outside their offices in Clerkenwell in December 1936 for King Edward VIIIs abdication speech. Date: 01/12/1936

Background imageRadios Collection: Mrs. Caudill and her daughter in their dugout, Pie Town, New

Mrs. Caudill and her daughter in their dugout, Pie Town, New Mexico. The Caudills have one of the few radios in their neighborhood

Background imageRadios Collection: Woman listening to crystal set

Woman listening to crystal set
Woman listening to her crystal set, 1927. Date: 1927

Background imageRadios Collection: Columbia radio advertisement

Columbia radio advertisement
Advertisement for Columbia radios, which, in every home after the sun has set...speaks, sings, plays. Date: 1930

Background imageRadios Collection: W2KYO Ham Radio Card

W2KYO Ham Radio Card
The Land of Liberty W2KYO ham radio call card

Background imageRadios Collection: A Ship Shop

A Ship Shop
The Ship souvenir shop: Toys, gifts and radios etc. are sold. Two little girls admire a cuddly dog. A couple leaf through postcards. A cricketer and his pal are at the door


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