• ACADEMY AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS, Northcote House, Northcote Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3UR . Periodic sales of old telephones, radio and TV equipment.
• AUCTION TEAM KÖLN, Box 501119, 50971, Köln, Germany. Twice-yearly sales of 'Old Technology' with detailed illustrated catalogues captioned in German and English. UK agent (for catalogues and information): Robin Kahan, The Mill, Rimpton Road, Marston Magna, BA22 8DH.
• CHRISTIES, 85 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3LD. Regular sales of important early radios, TV receivers and gramophones. Catalogues available.
• DOROTHEUM, Dorotheergasse 17, Postfach 528, A-1011 Wien, Austria. Regular auctions of quality wireless, television and telephone apparatus.
• ESTES AUCTIONS, 7404 Ryan Road, Medina, Ohio 44256 USA. Regular sales of vintage radio equipment.
• Mes LIÈVRE, MAICHE, PARIS, Chartres, France. Regular auction sales of radios, telephones and telegraph instruments.
• NEUILLY ST. JAMES, 164 bis av. Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly, France. Sales of wireless and telegraph equipment.
• PHILLIPS AUCTIONEERS (Mechanical Music department). Phillips Auctioneers, 10 Salem Road, Bayswater, London, W2 4DL. Tony Jones is head of mechanical music and radio/TV; he arranges regular sales. Catalogues issued.
• The RADIOPHILE, Larkhill, Newport Road, Woodseaves, Stafford, ST20 0NP mount regular specialist auctions in the vintage radio field and are probably the first people to approach when complete collections become available for disposal.
• TWENTIETH CENTURY ANTIQUE PROMOTIONS, Tanners Farm, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9EF. Auctions held at Copthorne Hotel, Copthorne, Sussex of jukeboxes, records, pinballs, fruit machines, bakelite, radios, art deco, Americana, ephemera, pulps, poster, comics, fairground arcadia, tin to toys, etc..

There are a number of websites that help you search for upcoming auctions on subjects of interest:

www.auction-search.net provides information on collectibles.

www.ukauctionguides.co.uk lists antiques and collectors fairs, antique centres and antiques’ suppliers in the UK, tips for buyers, etc.

www.ukauctioneers.com brings the world of fine art and antique auctions to your fingertips. It’s the place to browse auction catalogues online, leave commission bids, check auction sale results and much more.

www.invaluable.com Lets you search forthcoming auctions, prices realised and tips on how to bid. For example, this is what experienced dealers use to find radios at the obscurest of auctions.