Vintage radio LogoIrish Vintage Radio and Sound Society

 

The Irish Vintage Radio and Sound Society was formed in Sept. 1989 and the present membership stands at approx. 30 members.  The aim of the Society is to foster an interest in the collection and restoration of Valve Radios, Crystal Sets, Telephones, Wind-up Gramophones, Phonographs,  Vintage TV and all associated sound items. The Society meets at regular intervals in Coolmine (beside Blanchardstown), if you like to attend please email us at IrishVintageRadio@gmail.com


McHigh's Cycle Shop

Initially radios were sold/maintained in bicycle shops

For further information regarding the Irish Vintage Radio and Sound Society contact us via IrishVintageRadio@gmail.com

Phonograph
Phonograph
Telephone
Telephone
Music Box
Music box
Telegraph
Telegraph
Gramophone
Gramophone

We regularly attend fairs to show what we collect. In our 2016 exhibition we showed “Communications and Home Entertainment from 1916”. and this related to the REMEMBER theme for 1916. This was an interactive display which showed the means of communication  and also the means of home entertainment from 1916. It featured period telephones, telegraph/morse instruments plus a full range of phonograph, gramophone and music box entertainment from the period. The idea was to give all age groups an understanding of the home entertainment choices and communication methods in both rural and urban Ireland in  1916.
The exhibition was running in The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. The items on display were all working models with suitable music from the period.

The Society was previously involved with exhibitions at  Dun Laoghaire Garda Siochana Community Day, Cabinteely House, Airfield Farm Victorian Garden Party, Dun Laoghaire 1500 Celebrations.”The Forgotten Irish” Glasthule Community Centre, Moynalty Steam Rally, the pre1950’s Hollywood Fair in county Wicklow, Prawn Festival Howth, Wells House Victorian Day Dalkey Vintage Day and the Trim Hay Making Festival.

If your organisation/ business is interested hosting this display please contact the Irish Vintage Radio and Sound Society via IrishVintageRadio@gmail.com


Please find below some of the previous displays:

Exhibition in Pavilion 1
Exhibition in Pavilion 2
Exhibition in Pavilion 3

For Vintage Radio and Gramophone repair, email: mk@hifirepair.ie or go to The HiFi repair centre