‘I play digital music via my 1949 radio’

Rob Seaward and Murphy A146 console radio

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By Alex Cockeram
BBC News

image copyrightRob Seaward
image captionRob says the original valves on his Murphy A146 still work today

When we think of technology our imagination usually takes us to images of the future. But for some, technology links us to the past – whether for nostalgia or for personal reasons

Following our recent feature on vintage technology, we asked you to share some of your collections with us – and people from around the world responded..

Rob Seaward, North Yorkshire, UK: 1949 Murphy A146 radio

I have a collection of older technology which I have collected throughout my life – including old cameras, calculators, hi-fis and radios. I had been interested in music from an early age, but it was really when my father purchased a Bang and Olufsen music centre that my interest in not only music, but style and function really took off.

image copyrightRob Seaward
image captionRob Seaward says he has collected older technology throughout his life

To me, a lower middle-class…

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