Crystal Clear: Vintage American Crystal Sets, Crystal Detectors, and Crystals: Volume 2 [Paperback]

Maurice L. Sievers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Sonoran Pub (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188660603X
• ISBN-13: 978-1886606036
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There are two volumes in the Crystal Clear set..., August 3, 2003

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Bill King (Reno, Nv., United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crystal Clear: Vintage American Crystal Sets, Crystal Detectors, and Crystals: Volume 2 (Paperback)

ISBN: 188660603X is Volume 2 (252 pages) which describes and pictures additional radio sets not in volume 1.

1886606013 is Volume 1 (282 pages).

The important part is the hundreds of pictures of the actual radio sets and/or magazine adds and, when possible, also shows a couple of sentences or so of information about each particular set. The idea is to help identify the huge variety of the many makes and models of crystal sets from around 1920 to 1950, but is also a nice travel down memory lane.

A few of the more modern crystal sets are also covered.

Also a special section with a history of the big four companies:Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company, Radio Corporation of America (in Vol.1). And Philmore Manufacturing Company (in Vol.1 and Vol.2) and Western Manufacturing Company (in Vol.2).

Both fully indexed.

Also both have long tables summarizing the various makes and models of radios.

And both have long summary tables for the spare crystals sold for use as replacements in the sets (when crystals get old they oxidize and lose power).

Very nice presentation of all this material, highly recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, Must Have ..., October 12, 2010

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Timothy S. Shropshire "'rangsmith" (Boulder, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crystal Clear: Vintage American Crystal Sets, Crystal Detectors, and Crystals: Volume 2 (Paperback)

Both volume one and volume two of Crystal Clear are mandatory for any crystal radio fan. Good text, Good illustrations.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crystal Clear, February 15, 2008

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Kenneth J. Knipp - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crystal Clear: Vintage American Crystal Sets, Crystal Detectors, and Crystals: Volume 2 (Paperback)

Great book.Overpriced.Vender price gouging just because availability is scarce right now.Since purchase I have found many at cheaper price.