Encyclopedia of Transistor Radios - Makers Dates Values / Scarce Book

Description

Hundreds of black and white photos, eight pages of color, a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of collectors’ clubs are featured in this out-of-print handbook for collectors of transistor radios.
TRANSISTOR RADIOS: A COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA AND PRICE GUIDE
by David R. Lane & Robert A. Lane, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, PA,  1994.
This book “covers more than 2,200 radios, listed alphabetically by manufacturer.  Admiral, DuMont, HiDelity, Magnavox, StarLite and Zenith are just a few of the dozens of companies that produced transistor radios in colors and styles as diverse as the music they played: turquoise, golden charcoal, coral, dove gray, mocha, and Nassau green radios came with pop-up roto-scope antennas, slide rule dials, thumbwheel tuners, and a variety of grills that looks as if they’re right out of Detroit!  Collectors, dealers, and anyone interested in transistor radios will find this book informative and fun.  A history of the transistor takes you from the discovery of the diode to the shirtpocket models of the 50’s and 60’s.  Collecting tips will help you locate radios, determine value, and start a collection.  Listings for thousands of radios include model names and numbers, descriptions, dates of manufacture, and current prices ranging from to 0.  Novelty radios are also included in a separate section with more than 500 price listings.”  This fully-illustrated, authoritative and comprehensive text will be a valuable addition to the reference library of antique radio enthusiasts everywhere.
8.25“ x 10.9“ softback in very good condition. 170 pages.
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