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These radios back in the 20's and 30's (before television) would have been the most sophisticated and advanced piece of electronic gear in the household - hence their 'hey-day'. They were expensive and valued then and were thus built with quality and attention to style. They really bring one back to another era and their physical presence of wood, metal, and glass and the glow of the tubes and the dial lamp in the dark certainly can transport you back into a different time for an evening.
I was born in the 60's, so never experienced the family huddled around a big console radio (or ever even had one in the house growing up) but I've got enough of an imagination to appreciate what that must have been like.
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