About Us

About Us


Who We Are

classic radio shop
ABOUT US
Like most small companies, dealing in the classic or collectable's market with a small dedicated group of people who enjoy restoring the past and have a passion for this. Myself i worked in electronics for over twenty-five years, and like a lot of people of my age starting in the then rental television market from the early 1970s.  

We still live in a throw away society where when something fails, it is easier and a lot of times cheaper to just dispose and purchase another. When period radio's were being produced these in most cases were the home entertainment centre for the family, and were costly, often many times greater than a working mans wage for a month. So were treasured and therefore looked after, and importantly built using discreet components. Just like classic cars of the time using standard parts and were therefore easier to repair and often cheaper to maintain. That's why so many can be restored today as most of the components are standard off the shelf types.

I would say people like myself have a interest in the past, perhaps because it seem's they were better times, things were less complicated and hearing the sound coming from a radio loudspeaker. Perhaps the family were sitting around listening to the Clithero Kid, The Navy Lark on a Sunday lunchtime or late in the night or hearing from a 1930's radio that war in Europe has ended. That's where i get the buz, something from the past that I cannot only look at but have the same enjoyment as those original owners had, so many years ago.


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