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A man with a passion for reusing, recycling and repurposing materials brings antique radios back to life at the Ottawa Antique and Vintage Market.
Jeff Jenkins from Ottawa guts the insides of antique radios from the 1930s to the 1970s and swaps in with new technology.
“We put our amps, power supplies and Bluetooth in them, while keeping that antique look that everybody likes.”
“It’s a fabulous idea,” said Suzanne Roy, 59, from Ottawa who went to the market to “look at beautiful things.” As an avid antique collector she loves the idea of transforming an old radio and adapting the new technologies.
“People are going to live with this kind of technology no matter what so you might as well make it aesthetically attractive.”
Roy never misses out on the market because she’s hooked on the originality of many antiques. “It’s nice to have something that you don’t see in every street corner … something that has a history to it that you can tell yourself someone else enjoyed it before.”
Other antique collectors and those who simply love to ogle fine jewels and Persian rugs, were amazed by Jenkins’ radios. He was controlling the music from his iPhone.
“These radios were at the end of their life. Not working, no one to fix them,” said Jenkins.
Often people don’t know what to do with the radios they grew up with at their grandmothers homes, he said. By scraping their insides and keeping that vintage look, people can still hold on to memories and make the radios useful again.
“I’m trying to re-use things, recycle and bring stuff in the new 21st century that might be sitting in somebody’s basement.”
Jenkins has been doing this for two years, when he started his own company called Daff Design. But it’s the first time he’s set up at the Ottawa Vintage market, which is in its 20-year anniversary.
Thousands gathered from Mar. 21-22 at the Fieldhouse at Carleton University to scope out antique items and vintage pieces such as 100-year-old silver chests, English porcelain cups and chequered vintage clothing. This year, there were 60 vendors from all over Quebec and Ontario.
Show manager Catherine Knoll is pleased with this years turn out.
“People come here and do treasure hunting and they have a real fun time.”
The show is on Saturday and Sunday.
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Jeff Jenkins from Ottawa guts the insides of antique radios from the 1930s to the 1970s and swaps in with new technology.
“We put our amps, power supplies and Bluetooth in them, while keeping that antique look that everybody likes.”
“It’s a fabulous idea,” said Suzanne Roy, 59, from Ottawa who went to the market to “look at beautiful things.” As an avid antique collector she loves the idea of transforming an old radio and adapting the new technologies.
“People are going to live with this kind of technology no matter what so you might as well make it aesthetically attractive.”
Roy never misses out on the market because she’s hooked on the originality of many antiques. “It’s nice to have something that you don’t see in every street corner … something that has a history to it that you can tell yourself someone else enjoyed it before.”
Other antique collectors and those who simply love to ogle fine jewels and Persian rugs, were amazed by Jenkins’ radios. He was controlling the music from his iPhone.
“These radios were at the end of their life. Not working, no one to fix them,” said Jenkins.
Often people don’t know what to do with the radios they grew up with at their grandmothers homes, he said. By scraping their insides and keeping that vintage look, people can still hold on to memories and make the radios useful again.
“I’m trying to re-use things, recycle and bring stuff in the new 21st century that might be sitting in somebody’s basement.”
Jenkins has been doing this for two years, when he started his own company called Daff Design. But it’s the first time he’s set up at the Ottawa Vintage market, which is in its 20-year anniversary.
Thousands gathered from Mar. 21-22 at the Fieldhouse at Carleton University to scope out antique items and vintage pieces such as 100-year-old silver chests, English porcelain cups and chequered vintage clothing. This year, there were 60 vendors from all over Quebec and Ontario.
Show manager Catherine Knoll is pleased with this years turn out.
“People come here and do treasure hunting and they have a real fun time.”
The show is on Saturday and Sunday.
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