Vintage radios on display at Melbourne exhibition

Source: radiocomms.com.au --- Saturday, February 25, 2017
Hundreds of historic radios will be on display at the Historical Radio Society of Australia Radio Exhibition in April. Everything from the golden days of radio will be there, as well as prizes, radio appraisals and a medley played on the Wurlitzer organ every hour. Attendees will have the opportunity to buy a vintage radio, along with memorabilia. The Historical Radio Society of Australia (HRSA) collects vintage radios and everything related to early radio. With an estimated 30,000 vintage radios in HRSA members’ collections, visitors can expect to see the best of the best, including many radios rarely or never seen in public before. Some are the only ones in existence. The entire Grand Hall of the Kingston Town Hall in Moorabbin, Victoria will be filled with enthusiasts. Highlights will include Bakelite radios in almost every conceivable design and colour, televisions, crystal sets, military radios, transistors and two-way radios, plus spark radios from the Titanic era. The Kingston Town Hall features a rare Wurlitzer organ, rescued in 1967 from the State Theatre in Melbourne and now again fully operational. The organ’s original arrival in Melbourne was a sensation, transported from the wharf to the theatre in 27 lorries and reported as the largest in Australia. Scott Harrison, an HRSA member and leading Wurlitzer organist, will perform tunes of the era on each hour. Attendees can browse through new or excellent-condition vintag ...

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