Machine Age to Jet Age III: Radiomania's Guide to Tabletop Radios (1930-1962) - Softcover

Stein, Mark V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964795329 ISBN 13: 9780964795327

Publisher: Radiomania Books, 1999

Synopsis

Machine Age to Jet Age is a continuing series which documents, pictures and provides market values for collectible vintage radios. Each volume is a supplement/companion to the others in the series, with all different items in each. Radios are individually pictured, described and valued, and are organized by manufacturer and model number. This series has become the most widely used and referenced resource of its type in the vintage radio collecting hobby. There are currently three volumes available. Both author and publisher are committed to further expansion of the series and continued pricing updates.

Volume Two of the series covers the period 1930-1962 and individually pictures, describes and values over 3,500 tabletop radios. In addition, the narrative provides useful information about collecting on the internet, categorizing and valuing vintage radios, and hobbyist resources. 8.5" X 11" format. 256 pages.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark V. Stein is a noted authority on art deco and machine age radios. He has been collecting and selling vintage radios for the past 15 years. Through his catalogs and website he has sold thousands of vintage radios over the years. He currently maintains a website which focuses on high-end art deco radios and related items (www.radiomania.com). Mark received his Masters in Business from Johns Hopkins University in 1984. He currently resides in Maryland with his wife and two daughters where he dedicates his time to researching, authoring and publishing books about vintage radios, clocks and other industrial design antiques and collectibles.

Review:

'...the most valuable [radio] collecting resources I have found....a necessity for any serious radio collector... -- California Historical Radio Journal

'I highly recommend this book for the collector.' -- Radio Age

'Without question, this is a most valuable book for radio historians and collectors of tabletop radios.' -- OTB, Journal of Antique Wireless Association, May, 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Radiomania Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0964795329
• ISBN 13: 9780964795327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256