The All-American Five Radio: Understanding and Restoring Transformerless Radios of the 1940's, 50's and 60's

Transformerless table radios produced near the end of the vacuum tube era, also known as AC-DC sets have become highly collectible for their variety of appealing cabinet styles. They were made in colorful plastics, catalin, bakelite, wood and metal in novelty and deco styles. In this easy to read book author Richard McWhorter explains the basics of radio theory, reading schematic diagrams and troubleshooting as it applies to these commonly found radios of the 1930s and 40s. Ideal for radio collectors and anyone wanting to learn how radio receivers work and how to repair them.