Collectors Guide to Antique Radios: Identification and Values (Collector's Guide to Antique Radios) (Paperback)

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This book contains over 400 full-color photographs and information about the various radio companies, alphabetically listed from A-C Dayton to Zephyr. An explanation of pricing and terms and a key to descriptive information are provided. Each listing gives name, radio style, case material, year of initial market introduction, number of knobs and tubes, types of reception, and current collector value. -Robert Clayton

Product Description

This book gives descriptions and current values for over 9,000 models. Most other guides just list radios by model number - our guide gives complete descriptions of every radio along with information about the companies. The informative text provides explanations for the many confusing terms and abbreviations used in the radio field. Listed alphabetically by company, the radios are accompanied by current collector values. The book is devoted to the golden age of radios, the 1920s through the 1950s.2001 values. REVIEW: This book contains over 400 full-color photographs and information about the various radio companies, alphabetically listed from A-C Dayton to Zephyr. An explanation of pricing and terms and a key to descriptive information are provided. Each listing gives name, radio style, case material, year of initial market introduction, number of knobs and tubes, types of reception, and current collector value. -Robert Clayton

Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; 5 edition (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157432229X
• ISBN-13: 978-1574322293
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #176,814 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good refference book but could stand improvement., October 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Collector's Guide to Antique Radios: Identification & Values (4th ed) (Paperback)

I collect radios and have used several editions of this book in identification and pricing of radios. It has an extensive catalogue of manufacturers and model numbers. It is full of factual, descriptive listings. Other books seem to fill their pages with quaint old advertisments,and other interesting but uninformative material. Bunis's books could improve on the accuracy of their descriptions. Many times in describing a radio, they list the number of knobs, number of tubes, shape of the dial, etc. The frustrating thing is, that just when you think you have identified your radio, you realize that the book forgot to list the number of knobs, or some other critical detail. The descriptions are inconsistant. The book has alot of nice photos of radios, but I find myself wishing for many more. If the Bunis's could solicit contributions from collectors and readers, maybe that would help. Overall, Bunis's books have been the most usefull guide I have found.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Antique Radio Reference Helps You Identify Your Finds, June 1, 2000

By	Irvin Goodman - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Collector's Guide to Antique Radios: Identification & Values (4th ed) (Paperback)

This 248 page softbound volume is the 4th edition of the popular guide. If features more than 600 full color, sharp photos and covers over 5,000 models. There is a useful introduction to the collectible, and it provides basic radio terms and descriptive information. Everything is listed by company. It appears to be a very comprehensive listing, but there are probably many models that do not appear. I'm certain no book has every model of all of the radios made. Items are easily located, and every major maker is included. Prices are updated for 1997. I'm a novice in this area of collectibles, but it appears to me that the book is quite comprehensive. It has been of value to me and I'm sure will be to others.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Collectors Guide to Antique Radios, 5th Edition, August 14, 2001

By	D. Martin (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Without a doubt this Guide is another valuable asset to the antique radio collector, as have been all of the Sluser's previous editions. Attend a club swap meet, and you'll see fellow collectors with this author's book under their arms, on the seat of their vehicles, always "close at hand." Just a guide, never the "last word'" as some antique dealers like to think, we collectors alike have always used Sluser's books as a reference to identify those radios not often seen in our geographical area. For this use alone, it is worth the price many times over. Each new edition has many new and updated pictures/information, not found in previous editions, so it's always best to try and collect the older editions, too.

Whether you're a "sometimes" collector or "on fire" for the antique radio hobby, this book is more than a "must have," hey you've "got to have" it! Add this valuable tool to your reference library and stay on top of your hobby. Enjoy this book and happy collecting!