We’re very excited to see these fantastic vintage radios for sale on lushpad. We’ve noticed vintage radios seem to be a great collector’s niche for people who enjoy the design of the mid-century, but don’t have the space or budget for bigger furniture pieces. I love especially love the design correlation between transportation and radios during that era.

When we were at the LA Modernism Show a few weeks ago we saw some beautiful vintage Bakelite radios. Bakelite plastic was a wonder-material that allowed designers be more creative with their designs and produce them at a significantly lower cost than before. In the 1930s, a version of Bakelite called Catalin was created that was clear rather than opaque and could be dyed vibrant colours and even marbled to produce more attractive radios than the previous brown and black standard versions.

Bakelite was not a durable material. It tended to shrink with age, and cracked easily, so the radios that are still around are highly collectible. The vintage radios for sale on our site currently range in price from $80 – $350.