Mid-twentieth century table radios made primarily of brightly colored plastic represent a relative newcomer to the radio collecting arena. With des...

The iconic American guitar is the Gretsch model 6120, that Chet Atkins has endorsed and George Harrison, Pete Townshend, Brian Setzer, and other we...

The first amateur movie-or cine-camera was patented in 1898, but it wasn't until 1923 that mainstream manufacturers began making cameras specifical...

This book presents the most comprehensive collection of antique and collectible office technology that has appeared to date. 645 beautiful color ph...

From the Coffin sets of the 1870s to the Princess phones of the 1960s and beyond, this book explores the technology and the history of the telephon...

The early history of recorded sound, Mr. Edison's most marvelous achievement, brimmed with graphic imagery †elegant, dazzling and delightful! Fol...

Fads and fashions influenced the evolution of phonograph design in twentieth-century America, creating a vivid visual cavalcade. This beautiful vol...

This beautifully illustrated collector's guide lists and describes over 300 timeless cameras at all levels of development--from the early plate cam...

In the 1930s, the shortwave radio craze was just beginning to sweep the nation, and Hallicrafters radios began to boom from coast to coast and arou...

Before television and MTV, the radio was central in the home, a way for the family to gather to hear the news or listen to music. Over 175 images p...

The styles of the telephones are often overlooked for their functionality. Everyone has one. But here, in text and over 250 color photographs, a hi...

The telephone you stashed away in your attic years ago is likely to be a magnificent treasure today!\nEnjoy this wonderful revised 3rd edition of i...

Covering the tabletop battery radios built by Zenith, the Chicago-based manufacturer, each radio is described in detail. Included are comprehensive...

Nowhere else will you find Elvis, John Wayne, and Richard Nixon standing proudly atop tiny transistor radios! Over 600 color photos display wildly ...

Antique talking machines are among today's hottest collectibles. Names like "Edison" and "Victrola" call to mind an era of polished wood, brightly-...

Hamer Guitars is often regarded as the first boutique guitar builder. From its humble beginnings in founder Paul Hamer's Northern Prairie Music Sho...

The previously untold story of the Zenith Trans-Oceanic, the world's most romantic and expensive series of portable radios, now in a newly revised ...

Kick off your shoes, put on your sunglasses, and get ready for a nostalgic trip back to the heyday of portable music. Transistor radios, those quin...

An extravaganza for electric guitar lovers! This book features hundreds of American-made guitars and basses from the ‘40s to the ‘80s, including ma...

Zenith's "The Quality Goes in Before the Name Goes On" is one of the most recognized, and well earned, corporate mottos in America. Founded by two ...

Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to all the wonderful transistor radios produced by the Zenith Radio Corporation during the "Magic Yea...