Readers and collectors of vintage televisions will enjoy "page surfing" through this extensive guide. Featuring over 200 full-color photographs of both black and white and color television sets, this guide identifies and estimates the values of post-war televisions, primarily those manufactured from 1945 to 1960. Also included are transistor televisions up to 1980. The authors centered this book on the TV collecting craze that has especially escalated during the last five years -- what has been termed the "retro" collecting craze. Once viewed as cheap junk, television sets are now eclectic pieces of American pop culture. This book references over 1,400 vintage television sets. Included with each listing is information about the size of the screen, year of manufacture, cabinet composition (wood, metal, Bakelite, etc.), and current value.