Radio Days: Australian Bakelite Radios by Peter Sheridan (English) Hardcover Boo

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Radio Days

by Peter Sheridan, Ritchie Singer

A unique and beautiful publication charting the history of the Bakelite radio in Australia from the '30s, '40s and '50s, highlighting their Art Deco design and extraordinary range of colours. Advertisements and associated radio memorabilia also illustrate the changing social conditions of a colourful by-gone Australia.

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The ultimate reference book for collectors and lovers of Australian bakelite radios. For the first time, a complete photographic history of the best of Australian bakelite radios from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, highlighting their Art Deco designs and extraordinary array of colours.The variety and aesthetic harmony of the bakelite radios featured in Radio Days is a window on the commercial and cultural changes in Australia over the 1930s, 40s and 50s. These include the exponential adoption of radio into the community as the radio in each household went from being a novelty to a necessity. As well, better technology and methods of mass production lead to a change from the use of organics (e.g. wood) to the use of synthetic plastics (e.g. bakelite), which heralded a transition from the artisan to the assembly line with new and evolved domestic products in the modern machine-age Art Deco style.The modern table-top bakelite radio reflected the rise of modern consumerism with advertising and marketing targeting all members of the family but particularly the lady of the house. Radio Days adds a new chapter to the history of Australian industrial design and also highlights the development of Art Deco styling in Australia.

Details ISBN0646490486 Author Ritchie Singer Pages 256 Publisher Bakelite ISBN-10 0646490486 ISBN-13 9780646490489 Format Hardcover Imprint Bakelite Subtitle Australian Bakelite Radios Place of Publication Brookvale, NSW Country of Publication Australia DEWEY 384.5099422 Illustrations illustrations Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-08-01 Short Title Radio Days Language English Media Book NZ Release Date 2008-08-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-07-31

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780646490489
  • ISBN: 9780646490489
  • Publication Year: 2008
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: Radio Days: Australian Bakelite Radios
  • Item Height: 300mm
  • Author: Ritchie Singer, Peter Sheridan
  • Publisher: Bakelite
  • Item Width: 245mm
  • Number of Pages: 256 Pages

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