Receiver Collection

Policeman at a police call box
A policeman on the phone at a police public call box on a London street

American Football 1923
A receiver catches a pass under the watchful eye of the opposition

Listening to an early Telephone Receiver
Listening to an early telephone receiver. " A Word to the Wise is Sufficient." Date: circa 1903

Gibson Girl - Kate (on the telephone) Date: circa 1910s

David Wright woman in black negligee on red telephone
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a black negligee. She is lying on a furry white rug, speaking on her red telephone. David Wright (1912 - 1967)

Little Girl on the phone at a Trade Show
A little girl on the telephone seated on the desk of a stand at a Trade Show. The Midlands Gas Board stand can be seen in the background. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Hands-Free Telephone Set
A telephone receptionist (possibly working for the emergency services) uses a rather cumbersome hands-free telephone, worn around the neck

Shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - little girl's padded dressing gown and slippers Date: circa 1967

Early telephones, Verity Electrical Supplies
Early telephones from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

Motorcycle motorbike wit radio receiver (I think)

Motorcycle with radio transmitter, early 1900s

WW2 Birthday Card, Blue Pencil
A series of illustrations from a WW2 birthday greetings card, showing a line of dogs dressed as wartime General post Office workers delivering mail

GPO Bakelite telephone with dial Date: 1936

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

Home receiver for television, giving a black and white picture 12 inches by 9 inches, which is so bright that it can be clearly seen even when the room lights are

Advert, McMichael Radio
Advertisement for McMichael Radio, used on the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition. 1933

AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light aircraft
AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light, privately-owned aircraft. It could be used to receive weather reports and navigational warnings

Advert for Stellite portable room to room telephone 1905
British-made portable telephone for your home, easy to self-fit and without spoiling the look of your room, can be used to call the servants when you are still in bed. Date: 1905

A Lady excited by the ring of Loves Telephone
circa 1910s

Woman Amazed by Phone Date: 1948

Telephone Technician

EDISONS TELEPHONE 1879
Edisons loud-speaking telephone. Date: 1879

BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONES
Graham Bells first telephone, hand telephone and long- distance telephone, shown alongside Edisons transmitter, and loud speaking phone. Date: late 19th century

EKCO RADIO
An Ekco radio, well known make from the 1930s. The name derives from the company founders name - Eric Kirkham Cole

A swarhy brigand makes his first ever telephone call
Painting by Joso Buzan (1873-1936), Croatian academic painter, depicting what appears to be a lively telephone exchange between a stranded Pirate and his Shipmates

Radio receiver. Built in Riga, Latvia, 1958-1960
Radio Receiver. Built in Riga, Latvia, 1958-1960. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph. Colored engravin
Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph patented in 1861 for sending and receiving images over long distances through the telegraph. Colored engraving

Electric telegraph receiver by Foy and Breguet
Electrical needle telegraph receiver developed in 1842 by Alphonse Foy and Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Back. Nineteenth century colored engraving

Interior- R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar sta
Interior of the receiver or R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar station in 1940. In the centre are the observer and the converter. Date: 1940

Fire Brigade telephone
An emergency telephone for contacting the fire brigade, housed in a glass case. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The coming of the Loud speaker
Photograph of a loud speaker being used at Stamford Bridge football stadium. The man seated at the table spoke into the telephone receiver

Raymond Radio 1947
English RAYMOND F.17 radio receiver, 5 valves price 15 guineas (plus tax)

Susi - on the phone. 1950s

Susi - with kitten and telephone. 1950s

Brewsters Millions by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley. The caption invites you to Come and See the Famous Yacht Scene.Photograph of Percy Hutchison as Monty Brewster telephoning his broker to try to

Susi - with cat and telephone. 1950s

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

Poster, The Speaking Clock
Poster, The Correct Time by the Speaking Clock. 20th century

Poster, Come on the Telephone, designed by E McKnight Kauffer. 1934

Poster, Use the Transatlantic Telephone, Europe Welcomes You, designed by Eric C Owen. 1937

Ancient radio receiver. Brand Invicta

Quadrant telegraph by Breguet
Quadrant telegraph by Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Nineteenth century colored engraving

Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Studio portrait, little boy on the phone
Studio portrait of a little boy on the phone. Date: circa 1960s

Woman in wireless telephone (le TSF) costume.. Lithograph with pochoir stencil handcolouring from Our Fancy Dress Costumes, Paris, 1928

1938 Experimental Radio Broadcast from Grahamstown, Maclear, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Showing James Gamanye with the Receiver. Date: 1938

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather

British balloon observer on the Western Front
The observer stands with telephone receiver over his head; a mouthpiece hangs in front of him. Date: 1916

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