If you were in the market for radio supplies (or auto parts or electric appliances) a hundred years ago, then Milwaukee was the place to be, as evidenced by this ad in the Milwaukee Leader, March 27, 1926. Times Square Radio & Auto Supply Co. (corner of Wells and Second Streets) was having a closeout, and was selling at sacrifice prices. Even the fixtures were for sale, and the building was up for rent, as shown in this ad from the Milwaukee Leader, March 27, 1926.

You could take home a Timesco 5-tube radio (complete with genuine RCA tubes, batteries, speaker, antenna and ground) for only $47.50. Many other accessories were also available.

And if you needed an electric iron, coffee percolator, toaster, or waffle iron, you could also get those at great prices. Interestingly, it looks like at least the coffee pot seems to come with the adapter, so that you can plug it in either to a two-prong outlet, or screw it directly into a lamp socket. Those little adapters can often come in handy, and you can still find them today at Amazon.

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