The R. A. Lane Wireless Museum

First Weekend of November

Live Auction of Catalogued and Un-Catalogued Sessions

LONE JACK, MISSOURI

This 50-year collection of author and radio historian Bob ‘Doc’ Lane documents the history of the commercial radio in America, 1908 to 1980. This thinking man’s
collection includes Pre-WWI avionics, rare early crystal sets, large breadboard models, hard-to-find cathedral and cabinet models, Bakelite, Catlin and mirrored
models styled by American industrial designers, other 1930s rarities like comic character models and World’s Fair themes, hundreds of transistor radios including the early and the rare – and much more.

Collateral collections include rare early tubes, microphones, horn speakers, amplifiers, and many rarely-seen examples of lighted, reverse painted,
porcelain enamel, tin litho, and neon signs and clocks related to radios, tubes and televisions – circa 1920 to 1970. Plus, a large collection of die-cut cardboard signs
and related ephemera.

Doc Lane, as he was known throughout the Midwest, was a consummate collector and a wealth of knowledge. As a co-founder of the Mid-America Antique Radio Club in 1974, he was always eager to share his knowledge and support the hobby he loved.