Eighty-five years ago, the July 1938 issue of Popular Science showed how to make this handsome radio to proudly put in the middle of your dining room table. The five-tube (really four tubes plus a ballast) TRF was said to be a good performer. The sides were decorated with mirrors, and it also had two flower holders. They were made of plywood, with a cut down tobacco tin inside to allow you to water the flowers.

Apparently, combination radio-flower pots are no longer a thing. The one at the left certainly looks pleasing, but it’s not really a radio. Apparently, the closest you can get today is the combination flower pot-bluetooth speaker shown below. In addition to using it as a normal bluetooth speaker, you can set it to make piano sounds whenever you touch the flower.

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