Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138216 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

About the Author
Tony Thompson is a former teacher who has been interested in radios all his life. He collects, repairs and services vintage sets, many hundreds of which have passed through his hands. He runs his own vintage radio website and is the author of two books on the subject. Resident: Peterborough

Customer Reviews

A must have book for the serius collector
A clear and complete description of vintage radios, easy to follow with indications and fotos, a really "must have"

Excellent book on Vintage Radio.
I have followed Mr. Thompson's writings in "Radio Bygones" for sometime now so decided to purchase this book from Amazon. It's a very interesting book--so good in fact, I found I couldn't put it down. There are any number of vintage radios pictured in it's pages, together with brief descriptions of each. To save space, Mr. Thompson uses abbreviations for each description. Good, up to a point--abbreviations are described in the introduction, but not all are described! For instance, it wasn't until half way thru the book that I worked out what T.I. meant! And when a radio has shortwave coverage, the frequency coverage should have been listed, if possible. The book also has details of how to obtain vintage radios, restoration, etc. Highly recommended.