Collectors Guide to Antique Radios

One of the most amazing things in our history is the evolution of the radio. It has undergone major changes and some of the older radio’s are still around and in good working condition. If you have one and would like to know more about it there are many places you can go to find out.

• It is a sad fact but older radios are not collector’s items but just old radios. Most of them are not worth over $100. If you think you have one the best thing to do is try to sell it. There are many places online where you can get information about antique radios and they will be glad to help you see what yours is worth.


• That is not to say there are not some radios out there worth more than that, just not that many. An excellent source of information about antique radios is the book “The Collector's Guide to Antique Radios by John Slusser” and you can find it online very easily.


• The actual value of a radio, even one listed in the book, may not be what you expect either. There are many variables that have to be accounted for. Those would be the overall condition of the radio, whether the radio actually works or not, and the electronics inside.


• Antique radios are much like any collectable. The actual value is within the person who owns it or wants to purchase it. There are also so many different types of older radios. You must remember that they were all there was prior to the early TV’s and they had their own heyday then. There are quite some vintage models out there.