Radio Days
by Karol Livote
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Radio Days
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Karol Livote
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Photograph - By Karol Livote
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Radio Days - Original Photography by Karol Livote
This old radio belongs to my husband who use to collect old radios, this is one that he could not part with.
From Wiki:
Philco, (founded as Helios Electric Company, renamed Philadelphia Storage Battery Company) was a pioneer in battery, radio, and television production. It is currently a brand of Philips.
In the early 1920s, Philco made batteries, "socket power" units, and battery chargers. With the invention of the rectifier tube, which made it practical to power radios by electrical outlets, Philco knew their business was doomed, and decided in 1926 to get into the booming radio business. They followed other radio makers such as Atwater-Kent, Zenith Electronics, RCA (and the little-remembered Freshman Masterpiece, FADA Radio, AH Grebe, etc.) into the battery-powered radio business. By 1930, they were selling more radios than any other maker, a position they held for more than 20 years.
Philco built many iconic radios and TV sets, including the classic cathedral-shaped wooden radio of the 1930s (aka the "Baby Grand"), and the very futuristic (in a 1950s sort of way) Predicta series of television receivers.
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January 7th, 2014
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