Roberts Radio is on the right wavelength
Roberts Radio is one of the few British electronics companies to survive from the dawn of broadcasting. Founded in 1932, it sold sets through London’s top department stores, like Harrods and the Army and Navy. After the late Queen Mother bought one for the current Queen, Roberts was granted a Royal Warrant, which it still holds today.
The R250 revival range is modelled on a 1958 design, the RT1, which was Roberts’ first transistor set, allowing listeners to rotate its receiver in search of the best signal. The RT1 was discontinued as changing fashions and technology ushered in teak sets with VHF aerials, but DAB digital broadcasting allowed its classic styling to be updated for the modern era.
Its new sets come in fourteen retro shades, evoking Fifties American diners, and Ideal Home visions of the Space Age. Their leather-finished wooden cabinets are also available in special editions, including psychedelic swirls in the signature colours of Paul Smith.
Is the Roberts Radio on your Timeless 50 wavelength?
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