Listening to Lyttelton's first radio at H. H. Lublow's (now Civil and Naval), believed to be the first radio shop in the South Island, taken before 1928. Photographer unknown. Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref: 11898.1
Museum Object of the Week - Week 28
'All it takes is imagination' ~ inscription on the reverse of this reproduction of an old photo.
We wonder what new product would pull a crowd of today’s Lyttltonians down to London Street to crowd around a shop window.
These eager folk are listening to Lyttelton's first radio at H. H. Lublow's (now Civil & Naval), believed to be the first radio shop in the South Island, sometime before 1928.
This pic marks the start of our#MuseumObjectOfTheWeek posts. We'll be sharing all kinds of gems picked from our collection by our Committee Members over the
