Browse Vintage Radios
This page lists all the vintage radios that are featured on Everything Vintage but note that ‘Vintage Radios’ is a collective term that includes any vintage electronics, so you will also find Tape Recorders etc in this section.
The attractive GEC BC561 Transistor Radio set from 1960
The GEC BC561, introduced in 1960, was one of GEC’s first transistor radios. Featuring Medium and Long Wave reception, it used a six-transistor superheterodyne design,…
The Popular Ever Ready Sky Leader transistor radio from 1958
The Ever Ready Sky Leader was a popular transistor radio from the late 1950s, featuring a two-waveband superheterodyne design with six transistors. Portable and stylish,…
A radio with Flair – the Ferguson Flair from 1957
The Ferguson Flair is a four valve, two waveband battery portable radio set in the ‘suitcase’ style that was made by Ferguson in about 1957…
The Nostalgic Grundig TK1 battery tape recorder from 1961
A look at a vintage battery tape recorder, the Grundig TK1, which provided entertainment on the go in the early 1960s
The simple but unimpressive Junior Corder HIL-3 battery tape recorder
In the ’50s and ’60s, tape recorders like the Junior Corder HIL-3 became popular gifts for children; a solid, simple, battery-operated machine for voice recording,…
The Beautiful Ever Ready Type C battery valve radio from 1953
The Ever Ready Type C radio seems to sum up the post war world of new designs and fashions in 1953.
Repair of an interesting Vintage Ferguson radio from 1961
In this article I describe repairing a Ferguson Transistor 7 vintage radio and how I restored it to nearly new condition.
The Appealing Grundig TK 18 Tape Recorder
My look at the Grundig TK 18 reel to reel tape recorder that was a must-have piece of technology in 1963 when it was made.
The Beautiful Decca TT33 Desktop Radio
The Decca TT33 is a traditional looking, desktop radio set made in 1960 with two band coverage and a large glass tuning scale.
Clean, Smart, mid-century radio – the Ultra Transistor 101 from 1959
The Ultra Transistor 101 medium and long wave radio set was made in about 1959 and can be used as both a desktop or a…
Tatty and dirty Ferguson Transistor 7 radio set from about 1961
The Ferguson transistor 7 radio, made in about 1961, is a desktop model with 2 wavebands and features an output for connecting a tape recorder.
Attractive two band transistor radio from 1960 the HMV 1420
This HMV 1420, six transistor portable radio from about 1960, which covers both MW and LX, can also be used as a desktop model.