This is a set of two volumes of Radio Manufacturers of the 1920s. Features the start-up stories of almost 150 different radio manufacturers in the United States

This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types.

Here's your beautifully photographed one-stop source for everything you ever wanted to know about the immensely popular classic Ford tractors.

From the Victorian miser bag to 1950s Lucite and the op-art designs of the Sixties to bang up to date modern examples such as Lulu Guinness's iconic Lips clutch, Tracy recommends the most desirable for collector's of all budgets.

Get the complete story of the best-known and most-popular steam locomotives ever built, including the history all the way through to the much-anticipated restoration of No. 4014.

Clear, relevant information on Western furniture from 1660 to 1900 by a leading authority. Comprehensive, full-color illustrations throughout.

Two books! A carefully researched guide to the Edison Blue Amberol Recordings along with descriptions of the recording process and equipment. Covers 1912-1929.

Compleat Talking Machine - definitive reference for phonograph repair/restoration AND Look for the Dog - most used book on the phonograph collector's bookshelf!

Josh Volk, author of the best-selling Compact Farms, offers small-scale farmers an in-depth guide to building customized equipment that will save time and money and introduce much-needed efficiencies to their operations.

Price your antiques with the most up-to-date price information based on actual sales and market data, reviewed for accuracy by experts.

The story of the conception, development and life of one of the world's pioneering jet-powered helicopters, by a man who was "on the ground" along every step of the way

Get the complete story of the best-known and most-popular steam locomotives ever built, including the history all the way through to the much-anticipated restoration of No. 4014.

An easily understandable guide to key skills for bushcrafters, campers, outdoors lovers, and anyone interested in wilderness living.

Once again, our friend Mr. Aikins is eager to be our tour guide through the colorful landscapes of childrens' lunch boxes. As the companion to "Metal ...

From a six-pound passport camera to the world's smallest SLR, you'll find a curious collection of cameras, with the photos to prove that film still lives.

The up-to-date guide to the collectables market no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. 4,000+ objects in full color, with detailed description and price range. Shows you how to spot that rare example that may be worth twenty times more than another piece.

The Overstreet Grading Guide provides you with all the basics about grading comics by fully explaining and copiously illustrating the 10-point grading scale.

Daredevil / Echo cover. Packed with new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the Overstreet Hall of Fame, new market reports and more.

Static and Hardware cover. Packed with new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the Overstreet Hall of Fame, new market reports and more.

Features collectible household, barn, and railroad lanterns from Adlake, Dietz, and Embury, and others.

Catalog illustrations and hundreds of full color photographs and the history of the bicycle -- a necessary addition to any bike-lover's library!

One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America, this is an invaluable resource for fashion designers looking to revive and rework retro styles, for costume designers working to recreate an era, and for collectors and historians wanting to document vintage clothing.

Reflecting the trends of wartime, with an emphasis on the ever-changing roles of women in society, this book illustrates the movement towards more masculine styles and patriotic fashions and colors, while still representing the tailored and restrictive styles that had once dominated the lady's closet.

Meet the book that defined fashion for generations of Americans in the twentieth century-the Sears Catalog. European couture designs were beautiful in fashion magazines but the average person with an average income shopped for clothing in department stores.

Enjoy a parade as an era marches by, marking an end of innocence and the dawn of psychedelic style. One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America.

These styles will ring a bell not only with America's baby-boomers, but also with current fashion trend watchers. Today's interest in retro fashions makes this book as current as it would have been more than fifty years ago, but the quality is much better.

The gamut of trends and fashions during the late 1970s are explored in this priceless pictorial review. Pages from the Sears catalogs open for a trip back in time to the disco era, the "me decade," the bundled-up fashions of the oil embargo, and the buckled-down cowboy look of the new macho man.

The ongoing Sears catalog series continues with a look at the mid-1980s. Nearly 400 color images portray the fashions and distinctive styles worn during this time.

Homes in a Box - Modern Homes from Sears Roebuck is a facsimile reproduction of the Sears Modern Homes catalog. It gives a nostalgic look at the more than one hundred home kits sold by Sears Roebuck in the early 1900s.

Focuses on wearable, collectible vintage clothing and accessories. The Sears catalogs provide the basis for a comprehensive evaluation of the fashions of this period.