New Book from John Terrey
"Vintage Radios from the Pages of Radio Digest Illustrated"
A compilation of articles from the 1920s periodical, Radio Digest Illustrated, featuring 79 Sets from 54 Manufacturers.
Collectible radios of today as they were described in the early 1920s.

The first 22 articles comprise of a full page illustration with a textual description on the opposite page. The remaining 57 articles are in magazine format with the illustrations placed within the textual descriptions.
See photos for sample pages.

Manufacturere include: Adams Morgan   Aerex   Ainsworth-Gates   Amrad   Apex   Armstrong   Atwater Kent   Bristol   Clapp-Eastham   Crosley   Cutting & Washington   Day-Fan   DeForest   Deresnadyne   Echophone   Elmco   Erla   Fada   Federal   Flewelling   Freed-Eisemann   Freshman   Garod   Gates   Grebe   Howard   Industrial Radio Service   Jewett   Jones    Kennedy   Kodel   Marv-O-Dyne   Melco Michigan   Microdyne   Moon   Nightingale   Ozarka   Premier Electric   RCA   Reinartz   Sleeper   Stewart-Warner   Stromberg-Carlson   Telmaco   Thompson   Thorola   Trans-Continental   Tresco   Tuska W.E. Supply   Western Coil   Westinghouse   Zenith


Comments about Vintage Radios:

“Vintage Radios contains a wealth of information on the 1920s battery sets. What I enjoyed the most was comparing the hook up, antenna requirements, tuning and battery management descriptions of the 79 1920s radios covered in the book.”

— Howard Stone, Vintage Radio Collector, Author. StoneVintageRadio.com


“Don’t miss out on the ultimate resource for vintage radio collectors. A must-have for every radio collector’s bookshelf!”

 — John Jenkins, President & CEO, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention


“Vintage Radios gives new insights into old radios. Radio collector and historian John Terrey has reproduced in an improved format all of the feature articles entitled “Radio Receiving Sets” and “Operating & Trouble Shooting” from the pages of Radio Digest Illustrated. This liberally illustrated book will be a great addition to the library of any radio collector.”

— Eric Wenaas, radio historian and book reviewer for the AWA Journal and the IEEE Technology and Society magazine.  


“This is a  must have book for any serious early 1920s battery set collector who in interested in actually operating these early sets. John did a nice job compiling all the available information into one easy reference.”

—Alan Larsen, Vintage Radio Collector


“This book is a great reference for the collector of battery sets who likes to play them, and will be referred to many times.”

— Earl Reynolds, Vintage Radio Collector


Enjoy this step back 100 years to appreciate these 79 

vintage radios, some of which may be in your collection, and experience the articles as they were originally read by the listeners and experimenters of the early 1920s.


US SHIPPING: Media Mail: $5.00

FOREIGN SHIPPING: Inquire before ordering. By International Priority Mail:$30.35.