The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios : The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942 [Paperback]

Mark V. Stein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2001

AVAILABLE NOW From the publisher of America's #1 RADIO PRICE GUIDES, 'The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942', by Mark V. Stein. This is the first and only comprehensive reference, realized with special permission permission from Sears, Roebuck & Co. Featuring full reproductions of all the Sears Silvertone catalog pages: advertising, options, specs, pricing and more for close to 1,000 radios as they originally appeared.

Among the Sivertone suppliers were over 30 radio brand manufacturers including King, Colonial, Stewart-Warner, Air King, Emerson, International Kadette, Wilcox-Gay, Zenith, Arvin, Majestic International, Case, RCA and Admiral to name but a few. The book is printed in a sepiatone-like format and includes an informative historical preface concerning the origins of both Sears and the Silvertone brand, manufacturer source code table (allows identification of manufacturer), in addition to a full model cross reference matrix including tube & band counts, variations, cabinet materials and colors, manufacturer (where known) and current market values for all models and variations.

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About the Author

Mark V. Stein is a noted authority for art deco and machine age radios, clocks and other items in the realm of 20th century industrial design. He has been collecting, selling and documenting vintage radios for the past 20 years. Through his catalogs and website he has sold thousands of vintage radios, clocks and other 20th century design items over the years. He is founder and Publisher of Radiomania® Books, the source for the nation's number one antique radio identification and price guide series, 'Machine Age to Jet Age' (tabletop radios) and 'The Complete Price Guide to Antiqe radios: Pre-War Consoles' (floor model radios). Mr. Stein is an AOA certified appraiser in his field. He currently maintains a website which focuses on high-end art deco radios and related items in addition to promoting the Radiomania® line of reference books.

Mr. Stein 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Radiomania Books (March 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964795345
• ISBN-13: 978-0964795341
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,477,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference for Electronic Pop Culture from 1930-42, July 24, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios : The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942 (Paperback)

For a lot of us the Sears Catalog (sometimes called the Wish Book) was a valuable reference to help us shape our home and personal life. Often the Sears Catalog was found nearby where people can casually browse through it as I did in our home in my younger days. Mark Stein with the help of fellow radio collectors and Sears Roebuck has put together a detailed and concise collection of radios sold by Sears Roebuck and Company from 1930-1942, right out of the Sears catalogs.

The reprints of these catalog pages are divided by catalog year which also include any catalog supplements during the year. This makes it easy to see the model trends and new features being promoted. The quality of the reprinted pages are very good to excellent. The end of the book contains the model identification and price guide as well as how to identify what manufacturer Sears contracted with for the particular model.

My only criticism is that book cover and pages within could have been printed in higher bond paper. Turning the pages of the book has a newspaper or at best magazine feel to it.

Mr. Stein has done a lot of work and research in compiling the material and putting it in a very easy to use reference. A book worth getting if you are a radio collector, pop culture enthusiast or just a person who likes to take a look at the "good old days" when radio was king.