Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #732175 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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.