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RADIO DAYS

Australian Bakelite Radios 1932-1954

Released: August 2008

Authors : Peter Sheridan & Ritchie Singer



Finally, this is the book that bakelite radio collectors have been waiting for...it is beautiful, comprehensive, professionally produced and affordable.

From 1932 to 1954...see all the models and all the sets in all their amazing colours. RADIO DAYS is a lavishly produced, beautifully presented 264 page hardcover book displaying over 400 radios in high quality photographs. There are 25 pages of text plus rare advertisements and memorabilia which complement the history of the bakelite radio in Australia.

For the first time the major collectors in Australia brought their radios together to ensure all the models and all the variations could be properly photographed and presented together in this unique reference book.

RADIO DAYS is a unique photographic history of Australian bakelite radios and will become the standard reference for collectors.

The authors are bakelite radio collectors and the quality of the book and the price reflect their objective to highlight the charms of these wonderful domestic appliances of yesterday and give fellow collectors a book all can be proud of.