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Our vintage radio books are for enthusiasts and collectors of vintage ‘wireless sets’, mainly those built in the UK. They cover the period from the start of broadcasting in the UK in the early 1920s when many sets were home constructed, to the handsome valve (tube) radios and radiograms of the 1930s and 1940s and the start of solid state transistor sets. Some are reprints of complete books or catalogues, and others are compiled by us from material published at the time. All our books are POST FREE TO
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| Radio Training Manual 1940 |
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| Crystal Experimenter's Handbook |
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| Illustrated catalogue of UK radios 1931-1932 |
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| Illustrated catalogue of UK radios 1933-1934 |
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| Illustrated catalogue of UK radios 1935-1936 |
 During
the second half of the 1930s industrial designers had pretty well taken
over from engineers in styling radio cabinets. Many sets from the same
manufacturer bore a family likeness. Many were quite elaborately decorated
with banded veneer with exotic grain patterns, and were sprayed with synthetic
lacquers which held their shine and resisted attack from smoky coal fires
better than the old shellac finishes. Large clear tuning dials, often
with the names of stations, had taken over from circular dials behind
little peep-holes. In the opinion of many collectors, radio manufacturers
and cabinet designers in the second half of the 1930s achieved an elegance
reflecting a middle-class living style that disappeared with the war,
never to return. This book is compiled from a wholesaler's annual catalogue
issued in the autumn of 1935 and has been remastered by us to A4 size.
Each radio is illustrated together with specification and price.A4, 31 pages, 108 illustrations. Soft covers. ISBN 1 84147 0147 Price £7.95 POST FREE |
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First published
in 1940, this Radio Training Manual was compiled and edited by F. J.
Cam, editor of Practical Wireless and other ‘Practical’
magazines. It was originally sub-titled For the Services and the Trade,
and gives a thorough grounding in the principles and design of AM (Amplitude
Modulated) valve radio receivers. It has long been out of print but
is now available again reset by us in A4 size. 
Compiled
by us from material first published circa 1925, the Crystal Experimenter's
Handbook is essential for crystal set enthusiasts. It deals with the
development, types and theory of radio sensitive crystals including
how to make and test crystals. Also included are detailed designs for
making several crystal sets. 
At
the start of the 1930s radios had emerged from the utilitarian flat box
with multiple controls to the styled table and console cabinet sets usually
with only three controls, on-off/volume, tuning and wavechange. Crystal
sets and kits for home construction were almost, but not quite, dead,
and the radiogram with electric record turntable and electro-magnetic
pickup had made its appearance.Wholesalers issued catalogues in the late
summer or early autumn on to which dealers could stamp their name ready
for the Christmas trade. Such catalogues are eagerly sought after by collectors
to identify and date the radios they find. This book is compiled from
a wholesaler's annual catalogue issued in the autumn of 1931 and has been
remastered by us to A4 size. Each radio is illustrated together with a
technical specification and price.
By
the mid 1930s radios were becoming more and more popular for all stratas
of society. More attention was being made to styling the cabinet to become
a focal point in the room as women had an increasing influence on the
choice of what would and what wouldn't fit in with the furniture. But
they were expensive, costing anything from five to twenty times the weekly
wage of an average working man. Many were bought on hire purchase with
terms for purchase over 12 months figuring prominently in the catalogues.
This book is compiled from a wholesaler's annual catalogue issued in the
autumn of 1933 and has been remastered by us to A4 size. Each radio is
illustrated together with specification and price.