This book was
begun as an effort by the author, a radio collector, to also compile a
list of all, or as many as possible, of the Brands of radios that were
ever made in Canada. The list grew and and information on
the manufacturers was added until the possibilities of a book began to
emerge. For some time it had become apparent that
information on radios of Canada was now lagging far behind
information
on radios in the USA. So this project is seen as an incentive
for the radio hobby in Canada to become as interested, or more so, in
the history of Canadian Radios, as in the collecting .
The scope of
the book was of necessity, limited to the prime experience of the
Author, which was 'Crystal sets, and tube type' home entertainment
radios, that is, the radios that were used in the homes of average
Canadian families. The years that are covered are from 1920 to
about 1965, after which the transistor radios prevailed. The
transistor, military, amateur, commercial, auto, aircraft, etc., radio
history may be a challenge for others.
The decision
was made to give some basic information on the manufacturer, but not
an elaborate history, even if that was possible. Then provide a
representative selection of pictures of radios of the Brand Name
Listed. The pictures were chosen to give good coverage of the
early radios and the unusual radios, and them some of the more 'likely
to be seen' radios carrying a particular Brand Name. An attempt
was made wherever it was possible, to locate at least one picture of
each Bran Name listing. This as you will see, led to the
substituting of an advertisement of the radio, or even no picture at
all. The decisions made and indicated by the above paragraph,
kept the book to a manageable size for the abilities and interests of
the Author.
Lloyd
Swackhammer
You may purchase
a copy of Lloyd's 164 page book for $35 + $8.00
(Canadian Funds)
for expedited parcel delivery .
Submit payment by
Money Order in Canadian Dollars to:
Lloyd Swackhammer
11 Knevitt Place
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2S8
Phone: 519-763-7336
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