Vintage Radio Advice

[Nolan Woodbury]

I'm new to collectable/antique radios too Beercan, but I don't worry about what to buy, or what to avoid. I have plenty of stress in my life, which is why I got into old radios to begin with. My last serious pass time (photography) turned into a full time gig, and that's a crappy thing to do to a perfectly good hobby.

My wife borrowed my truck one day and came home with this huge set of antique, stand-alone shelves; they look like someone pulled them out of an old plantation or something. After I refinished and installed them, we began thinking about what we could put inside all that space, and it hit me. That was three weeks ago, and I have five wood case and three bakelite radios resting there now, and more on the way. (Total expenditure: less than $300) Next, I'm thinking a cathedral radio would look great sitting next to all those handsome table-top radios.

Whatever you do, have fun and enjoy! (And don't pass up anything that says Zenith on it...)