TRANSISTOR RADIO DESIGN
Focusing on the design of pocket transistor radios manufactured during the 1950's & 1960's!
Toshiba
TOSHIBA 8TP90 'CONCENTRIC RING' TOSHIBA TR-193 RED & BLUE 'LACY & SEXY' TOSHIBA 6TP-309 X2 'V FOR VICTORY' + AD TOSHIBA 6TP-31A 'THE OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN' TRANCEL 6TP-348 'THE STORM TROOPER' (BOXED) PENNYS 6TP-243 'A PAIR OF GEISHA'S' (BOXED) PYE 127BQ POCKETTE 'TOSHIBA'PENNY'S 7TM-285S 'LACE' | Toshiba Corporation is one of Japan's oldest and largest producers of consumer and industrial electric and electronic products. Toshiba Corporation's roots can be traced back to the Tokyo Electric Works Company formed in 1875. Toshiba produced their first radio, the 6TR-127 in 1957 and went on to design and manufacture many of the worlds most memorable and collectible transistor radios!  |
Sony
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Sony was founded in Tokyo in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Ltd! In 1955 they produced Japans first Transistor Radio less than a year after the release of the Regency TR-1, the worlds first Transistor Radio. |
Brands Renowned
REALTONE COMET TR-1088 X2 RED & TURQUOISE ZEPHYR AR-600 'AIWA'CROWN TR-670 BLACK & RED (BOXED) CHANNEL MASTER 6503 'SANYO' (BOXED) LONDALE 930 (BOXED)SPICA ST-600 'SANRITSU' (BOXED) MITSUBISHI 6X-720PEERLESS GR-3T6 'GLOBAL'CONTINENTAL TR-682 (BOXED)HOFFMAN BP-708 'SHARP' (BOXED) CONTINENTAL TR-622 (BOXED) |
Featuring popular manufacturers & brands such as Crown, Sharp, Sanyo, |
Brands Boutique
TOPTONE AR-65 'T.O & R. MFG CO LTD' (BOXED) GOLDEN SHIELD 7010 'SYLVANIA'PLAY-RITE KT-80 'KOBE KOGYO'MINUTE MAN 6T-170 'CONSTANT'OLYMPIC 779 (BOXED) |
Featuring 'boutique' brands and manufacturers such as Yaou, Yashima, Kobe Kogyo, Toptone, Constant & others. |
Enigmas, Anomalies & Mysteries
| AFCO MTR-831 (BOXED) |
I know very little about the manufacturers of these particular radios and in most cases I don't know who the manufacturer is at all! If anyone can add to my knowledge bank then please do. |
