Listening to the radio…

Everybody knows I have a big thing for vintage…everything –from art, furniture, books, silver and Christmas decor all the way to electronics and old calendars. My heart skipped a beat when I ran across this vintage radio while casually strolling through a local indoor flea market. 

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It was $15. And I walked away. Really. But when I told my husband about it, he drove back to get it for me. (He is the most awesome husband:-)

This “Juliette” Solid State AM/FM clock radio from 1965 works amazingly and sounds great. It has taken center stage on the buffet along with some old books and was just what I needed in that spot. 

I have always loved listening to classical music in the mornings on NPR, and there is something about how it sounds on a vintage radio that I love. It makes no sense, because we are musicians, we should listen to music on a really expensive audio system. Go figure. It’s the retro spirit in me, I guess. If I could only find an old TV…

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9 Comments

  1. Pam - @diy Design Fanatic
    February 5, 2014 / 1:12 am

    It's in really good shape Anita! Love the analog clock on it.

  2. Sherry
    February 5, 2014 / 1:36 am

    We have an old radio that belonged to my husbands grandmother that we love to use. It has been packed a way for a while but now that our son and his wife have moved to their own home I think I can find a place for it again. Yours looks great!

  3. Deanna
    February 5, 2014 / 2:29 am

    Anita,

    She's a beauty! It is really neat that she works. Brings back some great memories.
    Vintage is all the rage. May you come across lots of vintage treasures.

    Have a super week,
    d

  4. Anonymous
    February 5, 2014 / 2:49 am

    I like the clock on it, too! Great find!
    I'm your newest follower….yay!

  5. Something Nice and Pretty
    February 5, 2014 / 4:41 am

    My mom and dad bought me a clock radio for my 16th birthday…I'll be 63 April 7th…thanks for the memories!

  6. Alycia Nichols
    February 6, 2014 / 3:02 am

    Wow! What a neat find! Your husband IS a doll for going back to get it for you! What a guy!!! Aren't we lucky that people didn't just throw things out? Maybe in another 50 years someone will be enthralled to find a landline telephone or a laptop computer. We just never know what may be considered "vintage gold" in the future!

  7. Debbie
    February 6, 2014 / 1:03 pm

    It's beautiful to my way of thinking! I love things like that, and I get what you mean about the classical music even sounding prettier on a vintage one. What a wonderful husband Luis is.

  8. Pamela Gordon
    February 6, 2014 / 2:54 pm

    I love these old radios! My late mother-in-law had a pretty turquoise one in the kitchen. I'm not sure where it went but I think it's in someone else's home now. 🙁

  9. Anonymous
    February 11, 2014 / 12:52 am

    It's fantastic! I love the "font" they used for Juliette, though I don't think they used the word "font" back then, ha ha. Great find. I'd love it if you'd join my History & Home link party, starts each Tuesday at 5am Eastern, runs through Friday. Take care! -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com