| Phonographs with Flair: A Century of Style in Sound Reproduction Contributor(s): Fabrizio, Timothy C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764312812 ISBN-13: 9780764312816 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2001 Annotation: The evolution of phonograph design in twentieth-century America is full of gleaming metal, glistening wood, pastel plastic, glowing dials and fashionable fabrics. Through 340 color illustrations and detailed captions that the authors have assembled, the development of phonograph design is engagingly explored from the early 1900s through the disco days of the 1970s. All who are interested in phonograph collecting, design, art, music and twentieth-century social history will be fascinated by this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - General |
| Dewey: 621.389 |
| LCCN: 00011721 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 11.34" W x 8.74" (2.87 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fads and fashions influenced the evolution of phonograph design in twentieth-century America, creating a vivid visual cavalcade. This beautiful volume is full of gleaming metal, glistening wood, pastel plastic, glowing dials, and fashionable fabrics. This is a story of developing style that stretches from the Victrola in the early 1900s to Quadraphonic sound of the 1970s. Yet the history of phonograph design is not just about eye-catching cabinetry, it is also the saga of our parents and grandparents, and the way they saw the world in which they lived. Through 340 color illustrations and detailed captions the development of phonograph design and sound reproduction is engagingly explored. All who are interested in phonograph collecting, design, art, music and twentieth-century social history will be fascinated by this book. |