Antique Radio Restoration Guide


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This excellent book focuses on restoring repairing, and refinishing those charming radios of the past. Discover basic, easy-to-follow techniques for repairing circuitry, troubleshooting, and cleaning up those radio treasures.




The All American Five Radio


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Old Time Radios! Restoration and Repair


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A presentation of the history, theory and practical operation of old-time, home, auto, amateur, shortwave and CB radio sets which provides the detailed instructions and schematics required to repair or rebuild them. A troubleshooting section is included, with charts and pin-out diagrams.




Pre-War Consoles


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Transistor Radios, 1954-1968


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Transistor radios of the 1950s and '60s are shown in over 460 color photographs with an overview of the types, sizes, and styles. Over 1,000 radios are featured from Admiral, Bulova, Emerson, Philco, Regency, Zenith, Hitachi, Koyo, NEC, Realtone, Sony, and Toshiba. Each radio is identified by manufacturer, model number, number of transistors, special features, country of origin, and date. A complete value guide is included.




Guide to Old Radios


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Tune in to the best guide to finding and pricing antique radios. Prices for more than 3,330 radios and related items are listed with model names, numbers, and descriptions.




Genuine Plastic Radios of the Mid-Century


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Table radios made primarily of brightly colored plastics represent a relative newcomer to the radio collecting arena. These icons of American industrial design and popular culture were once plentiful, and today they can be found at flea markets, garage and house sales. With more than 430 color photo plus advertisements and black and white vintage photos, this pioneering book is a must for anyone interested in radios, mid-century industrial design, or popular culture.







Vintage Radios


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Vintage Radios


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Since the 1920s, the radio set has been an important part of most people's lives. In the thirties and forties, the wireless was an important piece of furniture and a potent symbol of status; beautifully made floor-standing and table-top sets in veneered wood and trendy bakelite became the focal points of living rooms up and down the land. After the war, the emphasis began to change towards portability, and the change from valves to transistors in the 1960s changed the radio into a more useful, but far less interesting object. The book tells the collector, and armchair wireless enthusiast, everything he or she needs to know about classic radios from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s. All the important makes amd models are discussed, and the author also covers buying and selling, care and restoration, and many other topics including foreign radios and radio-related ephemera. Illustarted with hundreds of colour photographs, this is the perfect collector's companion to the fascinating topic. AUTHOR: Tont Thompson s a former teacher who has been interested in radios all his life. He collects, repairs and services vintage radio website and is the author of two books on the subject. 450 colour photographs