This type of radio is called a crystal set.
It didn't have any speakers
so you had to
listen to it on your own.

Through the headphones
you could hear
the excited crackle
of early radio broadcasts.

If you know a story about this object
we would like to hear from you.

Ask a member of staff in the gallery
for a contact card
or contact us at:

Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET

Tel: 020 8253 1022
Email: museum@croydon.gov.uk

The British Broadcasting Company
started in 1922.
With its first broadcast on 14 November,
a radio station was born.

In 1927
the British Broadcasting Company became
the British Broadcasting Corporation,
better known as the BBC.

Crystal sets became very popular
in the 1920s.
They were a cheap and simple way
for people to hear the new medium.

To find out more life in Croydon
in the 1920s, you can visit
the Research Room to view:

*Photographs of Croydon
*Street directories showing
adverts
*Local newspapers

The Research Room is on the
Lower Ground Floor of the
Croydon Clocktower, it is
open Tuesday-Saturday
10.30-5.