> Vintage Radio and Communications Museum Annual Spring Swap
Vintage Radio and Communications Museum Annual Spring Swap
| The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut will be holding its annual spring swap meet on June 2nd in the museum parking lot located at 115 Pierson Lane in Windsor. The swap meets offers people a chance to buy, sell and trade old radios, televisions and other communications equipment. Collectors from all over the northeast are expected to attend the swap meet. "The swap meet starts bright and early at 6:00 a.m. and will run until the last person leaves," says John Ellsworth, museum director. "People that want to set up to sell pieces will be charged $10 a spot and can use the tailgate of their car or bring a table to set up on. For those planning on coming down to buy pieces, my one word of advice is to come early. Usually by 11:00 a.m. things will have wound down." There will also be preview tours of the museum's new facility which is scheduled to open to the public in late June. The museum was last open to the public in 2000 in East Hartford and has spent the last two years readying its new home for expanded displays. "We're very excited about re-opening to the public and fundraisers like our swap meet help us pay for building improvements," says Ellsworth. "Our spring swap is always a great opportunity for people to not only learn about vintage communications, but also maybe find a great collectors piece to bring home." For more information about the swap meet or to reserve a vendor's spot, please call Ellsworth at (860) 673-0518. The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut is located at 115 Pierson Lane in Windsor. It is dedicated to the preservation of old time communications equipment and to educating the public. The museum displays radios, televisions, motion picture and telephone equipment, as well as vintage advertising and memorabilia. Audio, video and paper libraries, along with an extensive collection of schematics, are also available for research. The museum hopes to re-open in its new location in late June 2007. For more information, visit their website at www.nationalcommunicationsmuseum.org. |