Retro Gadgets

I am not sure what it is with me today and this minor obsession with retro gadgets.  Maybe I am just going through a minor ‘anti tech’ phase or something like that. Do they have a vaccine for that?

Anyway this is a nice looking brass dial candlestick phone from the roaring 20’s.  1920 to be precise.  It was made by Western Electric and according to the site I found it on is in excellent condition.

It is solid brass construction with molded black receiver wired to the original wooden ringer with solid brass bells.

This phone works with today’s modern phone systems as well.  Can you imagine the look on the face of your high tech savvy teenage son or daughter when you pick this thing up and make a phone call ?  Heck the look on their face would be priceless as they say.

Speaking of priceless, this phone will run you about $699.95 us dollars.

Source: Chicagooldtelephone

This retro radio gadget has been issued a “Royal Warrant of Appointment”. That basically means that it is provided to the Royal Family in England.

This radio has the look and style that is exact opposite to most radios I have seen on the market today.  Most radios today are either black or silver and have a million tiny buttons on them.

This retro radio really looks kind of cute and would probably brighten up any living room or even kitchen for that matter.  This looks like the kind of radio you get your Mom or Dad as a gift.  It seems like it is one of those gifts you get that makes you never really forget that it was a gift and how special a gift it was.

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