The Vintage Wireless Museum, London

Replica of 1930's wireless shop in Atlantic Road, Brixton, frequented by Gerry Wells (in photo) in his childhood. Shop closed in 1975

The round Ekco's from the 1930's in all their colours, more in the rafters at end of room. Designed by architect Wells Coates, produced from 1934-1946 moulded from Bakelite, the design was no more novel at the time, but today has reached cult status amongst certain over-enthusiastic collectors and antique dealers.

Burndept Mark IV tuner and Ultra IV receiver, with Amplion loudspeaker, 1923 (Science Museum)

Some 1930's Marconi models

A selection of 1930's GEC's

An Ekco gramophone, the tree design appeared on some of its 1931 radios also

McMichael radio mid 1930's, it housed one of the largest station dials of all time.

So many Ekco's it's hard to count them all, the half moon dial one was also a Wells Coates design, a modernistic wooden or chrome table was available for these as extras

The Bakelite cabinets for these round Ekco models were prone to cracking with time, an Australian company will make you a new one for £1500 in 2019.

Ornate speaker designs wee all the rage in the 1920's, most radios from this period are battery operated due to many homes not yet having electricity. Some adapters to attach to light sockets came later. Unit on the right looks like a wind-up HMV gramophone.

An early television  walnut veneered cabinet with radio. Black & white screen with a round tube face, these tubes were developed for oscilloscopes (test equipment) and radar use during WWII. These duel units don't come up for sale too often.

A few 1920's radios these had Ebonite fronts, a type of rubber used for car tires. The flower designed horns on the loudspeaker were a little more expensive at the time and now fetch a kings ransom.

A television-o-gram. Picture was upside down, so when viewed through the mirror appeared the right way up. 

These photos were taken in the 1990's, since then Gerry Wells passed away in  December 2014 aged 84 (just a few weeks after my own Father). We thank him for his collection on UK radio history.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11411545/Gerry-Wells-radio-enthusiast-obituary.html

His life story was published in a paperback in 2002 by BVWS Books BV021, I found an autographed copy on line.

Visit his museum in Dulwich https://bvwm.org.uk/visit.htm