Transistor Radios: 1954-1968 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)

I purchased this book to use as a reference. It is nicely printed and has wonderful glossy photos of transistor radios but it lacks a detailed index which would list radio maker with model number. If I want to find a particular radio I need to page through the entire book! I've thought of building an index myself using Microsoft Excel to relate manufacturer to Model number to page number in the book. Why couldn't the author Norman Smith have done this in the first place?

Mere mention of a radio in this book improves its selling price, and a big color photo--well, phew! Pretty much the pricing Bible, (along with Bunis books) Beautiful photos, a minimum of text, lots of radios. This would be the perfect collector's guide--the one you would want if stranded on an island, except for two things. First, there is no (bleeping) index. I made my own. And, second, since people really swear by this book, they sometimes get stubborn when buying or selling radios if the set's price does not meet, or exceeds the book value. This is not the fault of the author, so don't take it out on him. Times change. eBay is having its way with prices. Roll with it.

This book was not very complete I couldn't find a Motorola radio Ihad from 1961. Irealize there were thousands of brands of these radios built during this era but expected a little more information on American brand names. Robert McCleary

this is a very nice book with large clear photos. My husband has a T Radio collectionand he was very happy with this book as a gift.as always packaging and delivery were good and on time.

Informative. Arrived fast, and properly packed

My husband is a collector of transistor radios. He loves this book and has gone through it and found that he has several. He has learned quite a bit from it. The book has enhanced his interest and his collection.,

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Excellent book.

Ein dickes Lob für amazon - für die Beschaffung, zu diesem Preis. Die beschriebenen Transistor Radios geben m.E. einen hervorragenden Überblick über die aus den 50-er und 60-er Jahren auf den Markt gebrachten Sets. Über 460 farbige Bilder, z.B. von den amerikanischen Herstellern: Admiral, Bulova Emerson, Regency und Zenith und den japanischen Anbietern, z.B. NEC, Realtone, KOYO, SONY und Toshiba, machen das Nachschlagen zu einem Vergnügen. Auch einige europäische Sets sind vertreten, Telefunken, Philips und Rogers Majestic. Die im Buch angegebenen Sammlerpreise können sicher nicht auf die heutige Zeit übernommen werden. Interessant ist jedoch, dass zum Erscheinungsdatum des Buches 1998, der Regency TR1 von 1954 mit $700-800 angegeben ist; schauen Sie mal, was heute bei einem bekannten Auktionhaus für dieses Set geboten wird.

+ Gute Fotos+ Viel Material- keine geschichtliche Information, wie:Wer war der Erste?- keiner technische Information, wie:warun 2, 6, oder mehr Transistoren?- Kein Index- Europäische Geräte nur marginal gezeigt