Wireless Collection (page 3)

Advert for Sterling Premax hornless loud speaker, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Sterling Primax hornless loud speaker, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Amplon wireless loud speaker, a product of the House of Graham, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Beatrix Dussane in a radio recording studio, c. 1936 (b / w photo)
CHT276303 Beatrix Dussane in a radio recording studio, c.1936 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Comedie Francaise, Paris

King Edward VIII making his first radio broadcast as King (b / w photo)
5997933 King Edward VIII making his first radio broadcast as King (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho)
6030131 Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic portrayals of early radio)

Santa Claus listening to the radio (colour litho)
6032791 Santa Claus listening to the radio (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santa Claus listening to the radio. Twas the Night before Christmas)

Cartoon, The Bedtime Story, now delivered via the radio. 1923

Tragical fate of a big ocean liner (b / w photo)
6002657 Tragical fate of a big ocean liner (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragical fate of a big ocean liner)

Belize, British Honduras - View From Wireless Tower Date: circa 1911

Guglielmo Marconi (colour litho)
613470 Guglielmo Marconi (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi, Wires without wires, 16 March 1905)

First fully successful westbound North Atlantic flight
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Evert van Dijk, navigator John Patrick (Paddy) Saul and wireless operator John Stannage

French Radio Recording Studio, c. 1920-30 (b / w photo)
CHT276302 French Radio Recording Studio, c. 1920-30 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Aerials in suburban back gardens, 1925 (photo)
560026 Aerials in suburban back gardens, 1925 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerials in suburban back gardens)

Outbreak of WWII Parisian greengrocer listens to the news
September, 1939. A greengrocer from Montmartre in Paris enjoys a quiet supper behind his shop and switches on the radio to listen to the news. Date: 1939

Television (litho)
2812565 Television (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Television. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on The World of Tomorrow)

Lovers communicating by wireless (b / w photo)
3093432 Lovers communicating by wireless (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers communicating by wireless)

Photography by wireless radio, taking one hour and three minutes from London to New York. 1926

First transatlantic wireless service, Glace Bay, Canada
First transatlantic wireless service at Glace Bay, Canada - Guglielmo Marconi is third from the left. 1907

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Broadcast this message
Buy British - Broadcast this message to your friends. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Pictures on the wireless! New wonder for B. B. C audience 1928
Diagram showing the new way in which the B.B.C will broadcast photographs and drawings. 1928

A wireless ball: dancers with headphones at a silent dance
The 1928 equivalent of a silent disco: dancers with headphones at a silent dance on leap year night. Date: 1928

Carrier pigeons - including testing the pigeons, playing an important role in the war effort of World War Two. 1941

The high-speed London wireless terminal of the War Office. 1944

Wireless signals from the Eiffel Tower giving Greenwich time
Greenwich time communicated via wireless to a London home by means of an installation on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The time could be received by anyone with the requisite receiving mechanism within

A Wireless Station on the Western Front
A wireless station installed in an old loft on the Western Front. Packing cases and roughly made tables serve as furniture and two operators, wearing the wireless receivers

WW2 - Western Front - German Barracks interior - Soldiers listening to their radio. Date: 1941

Guglielmo Marconi with his Assistants Kemp and Paget, behind is the experiments kite. Date: 12th December 1901

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor and electrical engineer, shown in photograph with his apparatus, after receiving signals at Newfoundland

Transatlantic success, the forest of the telegraph poles at Poldhu Station, Cornwall, from which the first ever wireless message was sent across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Date: 12th December 1901

Marconis wireless telegraph message, Dover 1899
Guglielmo Marconi, shown here in the photograph with his latest invention, sending a wireless telegraphy from Dover Town Hall to South Foreland Lighthouse, through four miles of cliffs

The spark that speaks across the Atlantic to Canada, Guglielmo Marconi transmitter Date: 1907

A Wireless Christmas Wire (chromolitho)
3639310 A Wireless Christmas Wire (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Wireless Christmas Wire)

How to live on 30 shillings a week (colour litho)
3642872 How to live on 30 shillings a week (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to live on 30 shillings a week)

Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland (litho)
583467 Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland (litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland)

Radio on the train (litho)
560019 Radio on the train (litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Radio on the train. From the Illustrated London News)

Space-Suits (litho)
2812591 Space-Suits (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Space-Suits. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on The World of Tomorrow)

The first air-ship to cross the Atlantic (b / w photo)
3652706 The first air-ship to cross the Atlantic (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first air-ship to cross the Atlantic)

Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho)
6030132 Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic portrayals of early radio)

Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho)
6030130 Comic portrayals of early radio (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic portrayals of early radio)

American women listening to the wireless, 1921 (b / w photo)
5998342 American women listening to the wireless, 1921 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: American women listening to the wireless, 1921)

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989529 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Thermionic valves in the Marconi wireless telegraphy station at Cefn Du, near Caernarfon, Wales (colour litho)
5207586 Thermionic valves in the Marconi wireless telegraphy station at Cefn Du, near Caernarfon, Wales (colour litho) by Millar

Wireless industry, Apparatus of four important types (b / w photo)
6008195 Wireless industry, Apparatus of four important types (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless industry, Apparatus of four important types)

Wireless at Olympia (colour litho)
2812439 Wireless at Olympia (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless at Olympia)

The Hero Of The Day, Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor Of Wireless Telegraphy Established Heads Across The Ocean
2798620 The Hero Of The Day, Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor Of Wireless Telegraphy Established Heads Across The Ocean (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Wireless at Harrods (litho)
583465 Wireless at Harrods (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless at Harrods, advert from the Illustratred London News, 17 June 1922)

Guglielmo Marconi (b / w photo)
3091455 Guglielmo Marconi (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi)

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Wireless technology has come a long way since the days of Marconi's radio apparatus and W. Heath Robinson's ingenious contraptions. From the humble tape recorder to Bonzo adding a fifth member to the quartet, wireless innovations have revolutionized communication. One of the most iconic moments in wireless history was the SOS message sent from the ill-fated Titanic, forever etching this technology into our collective memory. During World War I, The Evening Wireless at Komarjan Bridge played a crucial role in transmitting vital information across enemy lines. Advancements continued with Marconi's radio valve and John Logie Baird's groundbreaking television transmission experiment. These pioneers paved the way for modern broadcasting as we know it today. Innovations weren't limited to just communication devices; they extended even to fashion. In the 1930s, hat wireless became all the rage, combining style with functionality. But it wasn't all about cutting-edge gadgets; sometimes mundane tasks like vacuuming could be made easier with wireless technology. Imagine effortlessly cleaning your home without worrying about tangled cords. The quest for bigger and better also drove engineers to create colossal inventions like the largest wireless valve ever built. This technological marvel pushed boundaries and expanded possibilities in ways previously unimaginable. And who can forget Wardenclyffe Tower? Also known as Tesla Tower, this ambitious project aimed to provide worldwide wireless power transmission—a concept ahead of its time that still captivates our imagination today. From early experiments by visionaries like Marconi and Baird to fashionable accessories and grandiose projects like Wardenclyffe Tower, wireless technology has shaped our world in countless ways. It continues to evolve rapidly, connecting us seamlessly across vast distances while reminding us of how far we've come from those early days of tinkering with wires and antennas.