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In Our Office: Antique Radio MUSEUM and Antique Communication items in this MUSEUM
ANTIQUE COMMUNICATION MUSEUM.
The Best ANTIQUE COMMUNICATION MUSEUM in California!

Raveon’s Setup a Communication Museum in their Office.   Customers can come visit this Museum!

The BEXT RADIO MUSEUM in California!   We have Thousands of Communication items.
John visited customers around America and around the World, and looked at Antique stores for great Communication technology to add to this collection.

This is a Great Antique Communication Museum in this country.
Great Museum in the Raveon office!

John Sonnenberg has been collecting Antique Communication items for 30 Years.
If any one would like to Buy this Museum, JS can sell it to you reasonable price.

There are thousands of Antique items.  Here is the list John focused on adding to the Museum.

ANTIQUE RADIO MUSEUM Here

Raveon and John creates RADIOS, so John added a Antique Radio Museum.
and John added lots of Communication Antiques in this Communication Museum.

Lab Equipment For This Museum Uses Communication Items:

Antique Items:    Radios, Books about Radios, Engineering Technology, Sensors Tools, Marine Chronometers. RF Transformers,
Cell Tester, Meters for Voltage or Current, Tubes very old, and even Sonatron version.
Speakers, Morse Code items, Inductors and Murdocks, Compass items, Chrystal Insulators, Spark Transmitters and Spark technology,
Cellphones,  And many other Beautiful Communication items at least older than 100 years are also.

In Vietnam, John got an American Military Radio that was left in Vietnam after WW2.

In 2000 a Museum in IL went out of business, and John bought many Radios and Communication from them.

ANTIQUE MUSEUM,    HASE MANY FEATURES:
Here is the Number of Items in the MUSEUM shown as :QWxx
QW is QUANTITY and QWxx is the Number of Quantity I have.

  • Antique Radios from: 1910-1955  QW:61
  • Old Morse Codes items: 1850-1940  QW:48
    Cities and Military used Morse Codes and Big  Inductors for MC
  • Books that teach: Radio communication: 1890-1940  QW:61
  • Books to Repair Radios from 1900-1950  QW:14
  • Other Communication Books from 1950-1990  QW:20
  • Engineering Technology and Sensors Tools from: 1850-1940 QW:40
    • Marine chronometers. RF Transformers
    • Cell Tester,   TOLA8 from 1833
    • Meters for Voltage or Current from 1850-1940
    • Tubes very old, and even Sonatron version.  1910-1940.
  • Speakers and Antennas from: 1910-1950  QW:40
  • Inductors and Murdocks from 1912-1940   QW:
  • Compass items to show N/S/E/W direction from: 1760-1920  QW:9  
  • Crystal Insulators for City communications in 1850-1950   QW:358
    Different types of Insulators, are 169 DIFFERENT! 
  • Spark Transmitters and Spark technology from:1900-1930  QW:40
    And Spart Transmitter for World War 1 in Plains I have:    QW:1
  • Old Photographics People used in 1880-1920  QW:1
  • Antique Cellphones from:1980-2000   QW:40
  •  FORD Device to Test Original FORD Cars in 1938.  QW: 1 

The TOTAL number of items in My MUSEUM is 1209

And many other Beautiful Communication items, older than 40 years ago.

  •  First Computer Ever Used from 1980. QW: 1
  •  Initial Small Computer Used from 1983-1990.  QW: 2 
  •  Antique Cameras from 1975-1992.   QW: 5 

In Vietnam, John got an American Military Radio that was left in Vietnam.  It is in the Museum now.
In 2000 an Illinois Museum went out of business, and John bought many Radios and Communication from them.

John created many Radio companies over 40 years.  Raveon was created by John.    John setup this company RAVEON in 2002.

But he has been collecting Antique Communication Items all of his life.          I hope you will come over to see my Museum at Raveon.

John created This Museum.

Here is the information about this Communication Museum.    Items in the Communication Antique Museum are Shown and Described below here:

MORSE CODE items from: 1850-1920

They Signal Electric.  Antique Telegraph Morse Codes.

JOHN has got man MORSE CODE  items in his Museum.
Initially John did Morse Code in 1970 for Ham Radios.

Morse Code items helped Cities communicate together.

Small Crystal Insulators, were used for Wires between Cities.

MORSE CODE % INSULATORS From 1850-1920

MORSE CODE and SPARK items: 1850-1920:

Initially in Cities they Used MORSE CODE to communicate to other Cities.
And AMERICA used Morse Code to Communicate to EUROPE across the Ocean.
IN 1850-1920 America used MORSE CODE communication to ENGLAND and other Countries.   

John has Got BIG Crystal Insulators.

Many are Small Insulators from 1850-1900
  Small versions were needed in Every City 1950 

SPART Modulators were Popular. Here:

MORSE CODE and SPARK GAP TRANSMITTERS

OLD Antique Radios from:

Radios from: 1910-1925   WH: 29 
Radios from: 1925-1938  WH: 23
Radios from: 1938-1950   WH: 9

Crystal Sets in Old Radios:

These Crystal Radios are Old used Crystal Set items.
To Wiggle the Crystal makes it Better.

Mant Radios used 3 INDUCTORs and 3 TUBEs

Here is an originnal Radio with 3 in it.

Antique RADIOS Very OLD 1910-1925

OLD Antique Radios:

These are OLD radios that also used Chrystal’s.  

Some Radios have CRYSTAL items in them.
And John also bought many Crystals items from 1900-1930

We have 2 radios from World War 1, USA used these 2 in Airplanes.

ROCKWEL Designed Great radios in 1820: He is Here:

Antique Radios And CRYSTALS in them

Antique Radios from: 1915-1950

OLD Radios from: 1915-1925   WH: 29 
OLD Radios from: 1925-1938  WH: 23
OLD Radios from: 1938-1950   WH: 9
Old
USA Military Radio Chatter in Vietnam 1958
I Brought Radio in Vietnam    WH: 1

In 1924-1950 they Often had 3 Adjustable Inductors on front of the radio.
3 Inductors and 3 Tubes were Normal back then.

Antique Radios 1930 got Better

Antique RADIOs Originally had people Buy
   SPEAKERS and ANTENNAs :
         We Have: many Great Antennas and Speakers. 

Antique Radios in 1930 Got Better

ATWATER KENT made Great Radios: 

ATWATER KENT is Very POPULAR.
ATWATE KENT Company sole Radios, and they always used this Picture in every Company.

ATWATER KENT Radio:

Antique Radios 1935 Got Speakers
And More Reliable and Lower Cost.

Antique RADIO RADIOS Get BETTER:
PHILCO created new Radios to Compete with other Radio Companies.

Many Radio Companies went out of Business in 1928.
Because PHILCO created Better Radios. Popular in America.

PHILCO made Better Radios,

New Similar radios in 1928-1940 were Great and Better.

I have many in this Museum.

My Radio Book told me that PHILCO made better radios, so many previous Radio Companies went out of Business.

I learned:  Always make Better Radios!!    
     (If you Done, you will Go Out of Business)

Antique Radios 1935 Got Speakers
And More Reliable and Lower Cost.

Great Antique RADIOS Here.
  Small RADIOS are Popular that were re-created better. 

Many companies made these Radios in America and Europe.
In 1938-1950, Listening to music in a RADIO was popular.  

May cities sent NEWS and MUSIC out to RF Radios.

RADIOS are Great and Reliable in 9400

Great Antique RADIOS Here.
Many companies made these Radios in America and Europe.

John worked at MOTOROLA 40 years ago.  I got a Motorola Radios in 1949.
Motorola make great Radios back then. For Women to Carry Radio to Hear Music.

Newer Radio in 1938-1955 ar POPULAR

John has Big Crystal Insulators.

Many are Small Insulators from 1850-1920  WH:358
  Small versions were needed in Every City. 

Many Cities used Insulators. Eest coast Cities were Popular.
Some West Coast cities did not use Insulators.

On Right, a Picture of my 358 Crystal Insulators.
Below are some cute Insulators:

Miniature CRYSTAL INSULATORS 1850-1920

COMMUNICATION and REPAIR Items in MUSEUM:

John is a Radio and Computer Engineer in America.
John has added extra Antique Communication items

Computers from 1980-1999

FORD in 1934 had a device.

Repair FORD Cars to test voltage in a FORD car.
It is here.

People: (Designer and Repair) Needed Items
to hold them easy in 1920-1955

Vintage Battery Cell Tester model CT-20.
This Tester has chrome and glass.

John has Found Other OLD Items.
To Add to this MUSEUM:

Cell Phones have been Added

John Brought a Radio in Vietnam. 
In Vietnam American Military used this, Radio. 
In Vietnam, the John Brought this In Vietnam.
It is On the Right, in top is the Radio!

CELL PHONES and Military Radio on Top.

BOOKS about RADIO  Information:

There are MANY great BOOKs 61 BOOKs about RADIO information from 1900-1950

Some books were to teach Humans to Repair Radios.

Many books teach Engineers to know about Radio functions.

Antique  BOOKs About RADIO Information

John has Fount MANY OTHER OLD ITEMS, not Radios or Communication items.
These Are Added To this MUSEUM:

OLD Antique ITEMS:     COMPUTERS,    STEREO VIEWs,     CELL PHONES,

Antique Stereoview Cards

Stereoview Cards from Scotland with real photos 1935
See Stereo View items in my Museum.

STEREO VIEW Cards, Films, and Books

NARIAN Chronometer, County/Region:
Origin  or maybe Russia.

COMPASS Items Were Added.

Sherman Company started in Seattle, WASH USA in 1907.  

The OLDER COMPASS ib USA, 1780

CELL PHONES are Popular.

John and Engineers Created Cellular Phones with radios in them. 1970-2000
Here are Popular Old Cell Phones.  We have 40 Different versions.

A CELL PHONE for a CAR

This was a Popular Cell Phone to use in you CAR.

People Stored it in a BOX.

ORIGINAL COMPUTER in 1980:
This is the First Computer “People Could Use”

Originally Computers were in BANKS like Wells Fargo and Chase.
They used Computers for their MONEY Math.
People could not Use Computers then.

John originally worked on This Computer. I kept it forever.
It worked Great for an Engineer like me.

REALPRO  Innovations

In 1984, this PC-1261 were released.

DIGITAL MOBILE RADIOS.

I love looking at Old Radio Versions.

DO YOU WANT TO BUY A GREAT MUSEUM.

John Created it, and if you want to BUY This MUSEUM, please Communicate with John.
I played for Antique Communication items over 30 years.

I am JOHN, and I do Consider:  Sell These MUSEUM at a Good Price for you!

John Has Setup a MUSEUM in 2004.  He has been collection Antique Communication items in 1990-2020.
15-30 Years ago, it was lower-cost back then that it is Now.
And some were from an Illinois Museum that went out in 2000.
Annual Antique Radio Club of Illinois (ARCI)
John Went there at the Re-Sell meeting, to buy their Antique Items. I got Many!
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