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Here’s a Beolit 600 – a famous B&O portable radio designed by Jacob Jensen. This radio was from a range of items selected by MOMA in New York in the seventies to showcase Scandanavian design. Jensen’s iconic slide rule theme,… Continue Reading →
Why Radio Retro? Rick’s blog about retro techology and their restoration Many posts record passed projects to rejuvenate or fix faulty electronic items that no longer operate as intended or suffered physical damage needing restoration. Spare parts have been sourced… Continue Reading →
ROBERTS REVIVAL R550 RADIO AM/FM/LW DARK BLUE This example of an analogue Roberts radio from their Revival series is larger than the more common R250 – size (approx): Width 27cm Height 19cm Depth 12cm.. Finished in dark blue leather cloth it’s… Continue Reading →
TOKYO JUMBO FLIP ALARM CLOCK RADIO – WHITE / CREAM RETRO Nice 70s retro cream clock radio with digital numbers that flip to show the time. The alarm can switch between radio (MW / FM) or buzzer. There’s a sleep… Continue Reading →
BANG & OLUFSEN CX50 SPEAKERS – WHITE Matched Pair of Bang & Olufsen CX50 speakers in white. Designed by Jacob Jensen these have a diminutive size but can provide an output power of up to 50 watts. The units are… Continue Reading →
VIDEOTON MINIMAX 2 SPEAKERS RETRO 70s CLASSICS A pair of Hungarian Videoton Minimax 2 – hi-fi box – speakers in fine condition finished in real teak veneer. Have owned these speakers since the 70s and together with a Rega Planar… Continue Reading →
SONY TRANSISTOR RADIO TFM-8030L Nice example of a rarely found Sony 10 transistor portable radio made in late 60s. It’s in good condition and fully working after a clean & service. The radio is powered by a PP9 9v battery… Continue Reading →
EVER READY SKY LEADER TRANSISTOR RADIO This is a very nice example of Ever Ready’s Sky series portable transistor radio. The radio has been cleaned and serviced with all original components and is in excellent working condition. The case is… Continue Reading →
This device, bought for a few pounds from a local car boot, as used as a Christmas kitchen TV for a while before analalogue UHF signals were ended. Suffered from vertical hold stability and slight line tear but a passable… Continue Reading →
Jacob Jensen designed a compact bookshelf loudspeaker for Bang & Olufsen – the CX50 that complimented their 70s range of hifi audio equipment. The 100cm woofer suffers from the dreaded ‘foam rot’ which causes the surrounds to disintegrate. Oddly the… Continue Reading →
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