Most know I will be closing RADIOORPHANAGE in the next couple of years. Now it is time to sell some of my Favorite Very Early Radio Items. There will be Very Early Radio Items here that you have never seen before, and others that you always wanted. These are the BEST of my 50+ years of collecting!! It’s not too early to be picking out Christmas Gifts. Excellent, Working 1924 Crosley 50 One Tube Radio. PRIVATE STOCK from my Personal Collection!!! Here for your consideration is an. This is my last Crosley 50! This 8.5″ x 5″ x 6 set is one of the most iconic early radios ever made. It was one of the first commercial radios. It used headphones as the single tube (01-A) was not enough to power a speaker. This is a working set that has been checked out by my Tech Friend Tom. It is in Excellent physical condition. The lettering is very nice. You supply the batteries or power supply and earphones. This set comes with a hook up diagram. I don’t think you can do much better in owning a 100-year-old piece of Early Radio History! FROM AI ON THE NET. The 1920s Crosley Model 50 radio is a 1-tube regenerative receiver, introduced around 1925, that was noteworthy for its simplicity and affordability. In an era when most radios required multiple dials for tuning, the Model 50 pioneered a simplified single-dial control for ease of use. Single-tube design: Unlike more complex radios of the era, the. Model 50 used a single type 01-A tube for regeneration. Regenerative circuit: The radio’s circuitry, manufactured under license from inventor Edwin Armstrong, provided radio-frequency amplification through regeneration. This was a cost-effective design that worked well for amateur (Ham) and experimental radio use. Battery-powered: The radio required both a 6-volt and a 22.5-volt battery to operate. Simplified tuning: The famous “single dial” or “one-dial” tuning was a major advancement, ganging the radio’s tuning capacitors together. This allowed a user to tune in a station by turning one main dial instead of three. External speaker or headphones: Early regenerative sets like the Model 50 did not include a built-in speaker. Instead, they required high-impedance headphones or an external speaker, such as a Crosley “Musicone” or “Dynacone, ” for audio output. “Book-type” tuning condenser: The radio featured a unique “book-type” tuning capacitor, in which two foil-covered “mud” plates hinged together like a book. Turning the large front dial closed the plates to adjust the capacitance and frequency. Crosley introduced the Model 50 as a mass-market, affordable radio, reflecting the company’s commitment to making radio technology accessible to more people. Today, the Model 50 is a collectible antique radio, cherished for its simplicity and the historical context it represents. AI responses may include mistakes. BLURB, INFORMATION, and BOILERPLATE. These items all come from a SMOKE FREE, SMELL FREE Home. As I trim my collection, I try to sell a variety of interesting, hard to find Radios, Amplifiers, Record Players, Vinyl, Stereo Receivers, Speakers, Telephones, Transistor Radios, Tube Hi Fi and Audio, Television, Amateur Radio and Communication Devices, Vacuum Tubes, Telegraphs, Gaming Equipment, Early Computers and Calculators. There is something here for any vintage electronics collector or nostalgia buff. My current feedback is over 99% with over 7000 feedbacks. About 1% of the World I can’t satisfy, and I doubt you could either. I was the President of the New England Antique Radio Club and then the New England Vintage Electronics Club for six years. I stepped down at the end of 2018 to concentrate on finding new owners for the Vintage Electronics my son is not interested in. 3 I value you as a customer, and more importantly, a returning customer. 4 I have no interest in taking advantage of anyone, and I have no need to. If you don’t understand how to put an antenna on an old tube radio, or how to connect speakers to a Vintage Amplifier, join a local Antique Radio or Vintage Electronics Club. If you don’t know where your closest club is, let me know, and I’ll tell you. ASK QUESTIONS about anything you don’t understand. I want you to be happy. We take extra care in packaging, Bubble wrap, foam pellets, proper boxes, etc. (NOT the wadded up newspaper trick) There is a cost for doing this right. Let’s face it, once it’s broke, it’s broke. 6 YOU & US: Note that the majority of what we sell is antique, vintage, and/or collectable electronics. We see you as a valued customer, and want you to be happy. If you are not happy, for any reason, let us know and we’ll try to make it right.