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Welcome to the Crosley Radio Store
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Call Toll Free: 877-258-2884
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Thank you for visiting the History Store's Crosley Radio section.
We offer the entire line of vintage Crosley Radio products from
Crosley Radio - the original manufacturer of the popular vintage
retro consumer electronic product line, popular throughout the 20th Century.
Crosley Radio products make excellent gifts for any generation.
Baby Boomer's will feel the nostalgia of the post World War II era
when Juke boxes, T-Birds and Elvis dominated pop-culture. While later generations
with a taste for retro will find any Crosley Radio product well suited to their
home or office decor requirements. The classic Crosley Radio design coupled with the latest technology combine to make
Crosley Radio products a unique gift or center piece for any home or office.
Each updated Crosley Radio product recreates the original sleek design of the original
Crosley Radio product it replicates.
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Crosley Radio Product Categories
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What We Offer At The Crosley Radio Store:
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Choose from the our entire line of Crosley Radio vintage phones, Crosley Radio turntables,
Crosley Radio receivers and radios, Crosley Radio Juke Boxes, Wurlitzer Juke Boxes, Crosley
Radio Music Boxes and Crosley Radio Furniture and accessories. If you find a Crosley Radio
product elsewhere for less, we'll do our best to beat our competition's price. Buy your
Crosley Radio product at our store and you receive 10% off your next Crosley Radio purchase or
on any other item in our History Store. If it's a Crosley Radio product, you'll find it at
The Crosley Radio store.
Give a gift that tells a story…give the gift of History!
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The History of Powel Crosley and his Crosley Radio Empire:
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In 1920, Powel Crosley founded the company that pioneered
radio broadcasting and mass market manufacturing around the
world. Dismayed with the $130 price tag for the radio receiver
he promised to buy for his son's birthday. Crosley decided
to make his own. Upon successfully building a working set for
only $35 Crosley was quick to spot the mass market potential.
It was a simple idea - design a fully functioning radio, meticulously
craft each unit with obsessive detail and precise accuracy - and of
course add a measure of consideration for the wallet.
This simple idea lead Crosley Radio to become the world's largest
radio manufacturer while Powel Crosley became known as 'The Henry
Ford of Radio'. Hist relentless fascination with mechanical devices,
coupled with his intense desire to become a millionaire, sent Crosley's
career soaring.
He's most well known for the production of mass market radios and the
creation of the WLW 'The Nation's Station' and the 500,000 watt radio
tower he constructed that transmitted Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Fireside
Chats (incidentally, these signals were reported to have been heard as far
away as Australia). By the mid 1900's, Powel Crosley presided over a star-studded
radio empire that featured such stars as Rosemary Clooney, Red Skelton, Jack
Benny and more.
A true industrialist, Mr. Crosley also became known for a multitude of ventures.
He was infamous for The Crosley - a miniature sized automobile, fashioned after
the light weight European cars. The chubby profiled Crosley promised 50 miles to
the gallon and was sold in department stores for just $325. Crosley's lifelong
obsession for automobiles began at a young age of twelve when Crosley won a bet
with his father by successfully powering a four-wheeled wagon with an electric
battery and motor.
Having dubbed himself the man of 50 jobs in 50 years, Powell Crosley continued to
amaze the masses with such creations as: The Shelvador - a refrigeration unit that
introduced the new concept of door shelving units; The Musicone - an instrument used
to amplify the entire range of the human voice. The Moonbeam - Crosley's self-designed
air plane; The Roamio - the first car radio; The Icy-Ball - a chemical-mechanical ice
box that served rural areas lacking electricity; The Reado - a fascimilie system that
transmitted words and pictures via radio waves; The Koolrest - a bed cooling system;
The X-er-vac - a machine that stimulated the scalp in an effort to counter baldness; and
the Go-bi-bi - a go-kart/stroller apparatus for young children.
However, Crosley's entrepreneurial spirit did not stop there. As a Cincinnati native he
decided to step in when the Cincinnati Reds declared bankruptcy. Mr. Crosley acquired the
team, thus ensuring they would remain an integral part of Cincinnati's culture. In 1930,
he went on to build the Crosley Field which lasted until the 1970's as the infamous
Cincinnati Reds' playing field. Crosley was credited with producing the first night baseball
game - transforming Crosley Field from night to day with the flick of a switch. In subsequent
years, he went on to broadcast the first live baseball game on WLW-TV, The Crosley television
broadcasting division.
Today the Crosley name lives on with superbly detailed replicas that truly transcend time.
Reintroductions of original vintage Crosley Radios and Crosley Turntables feature the newest
technologies graced by unforgettable Crosley stylings. The Crosley Radio collection includes
AM/FM radios, multi-functional audio cassette and compact disc players; portable suitcase styled
record players and turntables; jukeboxes; music boxes; telephones and more. Rich lines, retro
designs and authentic crafting have made Crosley today's premier vintage radio manufacturer.
True to the Crosley tradition, these replicas are as fabulous as they are
functional, providing a delightful dose of nostalgia.
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