Radio Collection (page 9)

Wireless Whist playing cards scorecard, Art Deco design

Six-Sixty Safety Valves, wireless radio 1920s Date: 1920s

Klondyke Whist scorecard, black cat wearing wireless radio headphones

Motorcycle motorbike wit radio receiver (I think)

Motorcycle with radio transmitter, early 1900s

Wartime Radio Fun Annual Advertisement
A back cover advertisement for the Radio Fun Annual, every Thursday! Date: 1942

WW2 - Jack Warner Comic Strip
An illustrated wartime comic strip page for Jack Warner The Witty Wireless Wise Cracker. Date: 1942

WW2 - Radio Fun Annual 1942
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's annual, Radio Fun Annual 1942. The image shows a plethora of figures popular in wartime comedy and radio, including Haver and Lee

WW2 - R. A. F. Airman Fully Equipped
A photograph portraying a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fully equipped for a high altitude flight, with oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, Standing By The Flag
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows a Scottish terrier dog wearing a tin hat and armed with a rifle, standing guard beside a Union Jack flag, with the radio active. Date: circa 1941

The St. Louis Mart Building, St. Louis, Mo. USA
Originally constructed in the early 1930s, the Art Deco brick and terracotta building The St. Louis Mart (now the Robert Young Federal Building), located at Twelfth Boulevard and Spruce Street

Hudson Terminal Buildings, New York, USA
The Hudson Terminal was a rapid transit station and office-tower complex in the Radio Row neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, USA

South Foreland Lighthouse, St Margaret's Bay, Kent
South Foreland Lighthouse and radio transmitter, St Margaret's Bay, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

WW2 R. A. F. Mobile Radio Station
This illustration shows some British Royal Air Force ground staff members operating at a mobile radio station. Date: 1941

WW2 British Fighter Plane In Section
This illustration shows a British eight-gun single seater fighter plane in section, giving a somewhat detailed view of components including the radio, first-aid equipment, starboard hatch, etc

WW2 Q-Ship And Royal Navy Radio
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a lady wearing a pink dress, standing on the deck of a Q-ship

Ocean Liners - Marconi collectables
Ocean Liners - Guglielmo Marconi collectables including photograph and postcard of his Yacht Elettra and a Marconi commemorative medallion by S. Johnson. 2.5 inches. Date: 20th century

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

RMS Titanic - Guglielmo Marconi, signed photograph
RMS Titanic - Guglielmo Marconi signed sepia photo in brown ink Yours very sincerely G. Marconi R.M.S. Campania 10th June 1904'

Conrad Nagel, American film, stage, TV and radio actor Date: 1931

Illustration, Bristlewoods in living room with radio
Caricature illustration by Frank Reynolds, of a man and woman in living room, man and dog dancing by the radio. Captioned, Bristlewoods see it through'. With quotations, Mrs

Miniature Film Sets
Danish art director and costume designer Max Ree (1889-1953) works out possible camera angles with the help of miniature film sets

Army Radio Operators, WW2 preparations Date: 1939

Advert, Kolster-Brandes, KB Radio Date: 1930

BBC radio announcers
Portraits of BBC radio announcers Frank Phillips, Joseph MacLeod, Alan Howland and Alvar Lidell. Date: circa 1940

King George VI's war speech
King George VI (1895-1952) giving his famous address to the nation over the airwaves, on 3 September, the day Britain declared war on Germany

Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch
Sketch depicting comedians Arthur Askey (1900-1982) and Richard Murdoch (1907-1990). Their radio show Band Waggon had been a hit in 1938, and was turned into a stage show which they took on tour

Caricature illustration, Highland Bull with radio aerial, with herdsman listening below. Captioned, Things seen and heard'

Boeing EC-135P 58-0019
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing EC-135P 58-0019 (msn 17764) (initially converted to EC-135A radio relay link aircraft. Later converted to EC-135P airborne command post). Date: circa 1980

Ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London
Remote booking, ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Programme cover, Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, USA Date: 1953

Music cover, Take My Heart, Ruth Etting
Music cover, Take My Heart, words by Joe Young, music by Fred E Ahlert, sung by Ruth Etting, America's Sweetheart of the Air. Date: 1936

Music cover, The Music Goes Round and Around, words by Red Hodgson, music by Edward Farley and Michael Riley, featured and broadcast by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. Date: 1935

Record sleeve, Grant's of Croydon
78rpm record sleeve advertising radio gramophones from Grant's of Croydon. Date: circa 1940s

Record sleeve, Peter Dawson, baritone
78rpm record sleeve, Peter Dawson, baritone - The Floral Dance. Date: circa 1940s

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II HZ-AFI (msn 201), of RCA - Radio Corporation of America, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1980

Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II N30RP (msn 103), of RCA - Radio Corporation of America, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1982

Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933. Popular star of British musical theatre, films, television & radio from the 1930s to the 1990s. Date: 1936

Elisabeth Welch studio portrait by Sasha, London. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

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

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Last war report, broadcasted by Radio Nacional de Espana. Signed in Burgos by Francisco Franco on 1st April 1939, it ended the Second Republic and the Civil War. SPAIN

Spanish Civil War. Julian Besteiro announcing on the radio the decision of the Defence National Council to finish the resistance of Madrid (15th March 1939). Photo by Alfonso Sanchez Garcia

Robinson Tom Charter 88 Subject Citizen Politics
robinson, tom, charter, 88, subject, citizen, politics, political, placard, slogan, 1950, english, singer, songwriter, bass, guitarist, radio, presenter, entertainer, performer, campaigning

Frank Muir, English comedy writer and media personality
Frank Muir (1920-1998), English comedy writer, and radio and television personality. Date: circa 1970s

Winston Churchill Cabinet Room 10 Downing Street
winston, churchill, cabinet, room, 10, downing, street, london, ve, victory, europe, day, radio, broadcast, speech, official, officially, announcement, announced, end, war, peace, germany, may, 1945

SWEDEN BOMBED BY USSR
Gravestones in the Swedish village of Pajala, which was bombed by the Russians. Soviet radio denied the bombings, but Soviet planes and bombs were clearly seen. Date: 1940

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Piaggio PD-808RM MM62016
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio PD-808RM MM62016 (msn 523), of 14 Stormo, in the hangar at Pratica di Mare AB. (RM - Radiomisura - radio measurements'- radio/radar calibration aircraft)

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"Unleashing the Waves of Music and Stories: A Journey through Radio History" Step aboard the Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, as we set sail along the enchanting Essex coast. In 1972, comedic geniuses Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers - famously known as The Goons - took to the airwaves with their hilarious banter. But radio's influence stretches far beyond comedy. Even George Orwell himself, under his pseudonym Eric Blair, graced the BBC in London in 1943 with his thought-provoking broadcasts that captivated listeners across England. Another legendary pirate radio ship emerged on the scene - Radio London. Anchored off the Essex coast, it brought a new wave of music and entertainment to eager ears. Before these rebellious ventures came into existence, it was the BBC that first established its dominance in 1935. With Marconi's revolutionary radio apparatus paving the way for mass communication, British households were introduced to a world of news reports and captivating dramas. Across continents and oceans alike, radio became an international phenomenon. From Danny Kaye entertaining audiences through RKO Radio to Marconi's groundbreaking wireless telegraph apparatus capturing imaginations in 1899-1900 – this medium transcended borders. In Britain's golden era entertainment during World War II, beloved characters like Archie Andrews accompanied by ventriloquist Peter Brough enchanted families while Vera Lynn's angelic voice provided solace amidst chaos. And who could forget Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing their way into our hearts through crackling speakers? Even renowned illustrator W. Heath Robinson found inspiration within this realm of sound waves as he depicted Alexandra Palace – home to BBC transmissions – with its towering transmitters reaching towards infinite possibilities. Radio has been more than just a means of transmitting information; it has woven itself into our cultural fabric. It continues to be a timeless companion that connects us, entertains us, and sparks our imagination.