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Radio Service Trade Kinks
by Lewis S. SimonHardcover, no dustjacket as issued, Mc-Graw-Hill, First Edition, 5th printing, 1939, 269 pgs.
Good vintage condition: corners bumped, no markings, binding sound, scuffs on spine, light edgewear.
A 1939 book of troubleshooting tips and model-specific radio servicing advice (organizedalphabeticallyby model) for the antique radio restorer or repairman. Very few illustrations but very specific tips and information.
From the preface by the author: This volume illustrates once again the old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. I assembled the original notes because I needed them as a guide in my work as an active radio serviceman. The need for a kink book that might be used with a minimum of effort and no loss of time persuaded me to offer the results of my own experience for publication. Servicemen who have been confused rather than aided in their work by books in which the intricate arrangement of contents makes it almost as difficult to find the instructions for which they are looking as to locate the trouble in the set by the old trial and error method will, I am sure, appreciate the sequential arrangement of the material and the convenience of the index which this book offers. Moreover, the solutions it sets forth are dependable. My assistants and I labored assiduously on every detail in order to produce as nearly flawless a work as possible. We worked at contiguous benches and when one of us announced a solution the others checked and rechecked before we were satisfied to classify it as a specific remedy. As a practical man who has been installing servicing and repairing sets since 1921, I feel satisfied that the effort to make the book as clear and as comprehensive as possible has not been misspent. The service man\'s time and skill are his chief assets. That is why I\'m happy to be able to give servicemen everywhere a book that will increase their skill and afford them more time in which to put it to practical use.Ships by USPS media rate mail.
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