TRANSISTOR RADIO DESIGN
Focusing on the design of pocket transistor radios manufactured during the 1950's & 1960's!
Regency
| The Regency TR-1 was the world’s first commercial transistor radio making its debut in 1954! The Regency TR-1 came about through a collaboration between Texas Instruments who made a prototype and a small Indianapolis company, Industrial Development Engineering Associates (I.D.E.A) who developed and marketed it. Fate brought these two companies together and what resulted was a revolution in portable audio! |
Raytheon
Raytheon only produced transistor radios for one year covering 1955/56. During this time they produced four models; the 8TP, the T-100, the T-2500 and the T-150. The 8TP was the world’s second transistor radio released after the Regency TR-1! |
Zenith
Emerson
EMERSON 888 SATELLITE 'WHITE LEATHER'
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 The Emerson Radio Corp was formed in 1915 as the Emerson Phonograph Co based in New York City. By 1942 Emerson held one sixth of the US radio market. They manufactured their first transistor radio in 1955 and made a couple of leather clad clunkers before hitting the jackpot with the 888 series in 1958! Today most Emerson products are mass produced cheaply in China and this once proud company is just a shadow of what it once was in its glory days. |
Other Manufacturers
| GENERAL ELECTRIC 678 'GE'S FIRST' ARVIN 61R16 'CHECKMARK' (BOXED) | Featuring iconic American brands and manufacturers such as General Electric, Sylvania, Bulova, Arvin, Silvertone & others. |
