Beaver Baby Grand
Beaver Machine and Tool Company produced several variations of this crystal radio during the 1920s, and also apparently supplied the radio to India Ivory Company. One of the smallest radios at the time at 3-3/4 x 2 x 3/4 inches, it was advertised as The Beaver Baby Grand Vest Pocket Radio Receiving Set.
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Bethlehem 'The Crystal Dyne'
This crystal radio was made in the 1920s by Bethlehem Radio Corporation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It has a cast aluminum case, a glass-enclosed crystal detector, and a slide tuner. It is about 8-1/2 inches long x 4 inches deep.
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Bethlehem 'World Crystal Set'
This crystal radio was made in the 1920s by Bethlehem Radio Corporation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It has a chrome-plated metal case, a glass-enclosed crystal detector, and a slide tuner. It measures about 5 x 4 inches. It is shown with its original box.
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BMS Pandora Crystal Set
The Brooklyn Metal Stamping Company, of Brooklyn, New York, manufactured a number of crystal radios in the 1920s, including the 'Pandora' which came in two styles and 4 or 5 colors. This example has the original Russett Bronze paint.
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BMS Pandora Crystal Set
This BMS Pandora set is slightly different from the one above with fahenstock clips rather than binding posts. This example has the original Medium Green paint.
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BMS Pandora Crystal Set
This BMS Pandora set is a slightly different style with the coil raised up on a small pedestal. It has the original Russett Bronze paint and is in mint condition except the detector arm is missing. It is shown with its original instruction sheet and box.
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Brush-McCoy 'Mystic'
In 1927 the Brush-McCoy Pottery Company decided to produce a unique pottery item that would appeal to radio fans all over the world, who were then called "Radio Bugs." It was a ceramic bug 9" long containing a crystal radio set. These were called "MYSTIC" Radio Sets. The bug itself is pottery. An article that was in The Zanesville Signal said, "The insulating properties of this material are so high that exceptional reception results."
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