This Zephyr GR-3T6 was manufactured in Japan circa 1958. I am unsure who the manufacturer is but have a look inside it at the bottom of the page for some clues… It is a rather striking and impressive design. There is a variation of this radio in my collection branded as a Peerless with the same model number. This radio is also seen as a Global or Star Lite.

The top of this radio is wider than the bottom so care needs to be taken when placing it on a surface. Check out the unusual shape side on. The coin slot is on the top instead of the bottom; this radio is just full of contradictions. It is very futuristic looking and looks modern and sharp even today.

This Zephyr measures just 65mm x 100mm x 38mm. It is chunky and quirky in appearance. It features a thick, juicy gold under-painted face that is simply ravishing!

 

The leather case for this Zephyr GR-3T6 is very classy looking with speaker grill cloth behind the cutouts on the front.

This Zephyr GR-3T6 uses six ‘Ten’ brand (Kobe Kogyo) transistors. I have two other versions of this radio that use different transistors. My blue Peerless GR-376 has six Hitachi transistors and my pink Zephyr GR-3T6 uses six Toshiba transistors. This makes it even more confusing when trying to determine who the manufacturer was!

The serial number of this Zephyr is handwritten and appears to be 673. Back in 1958 it was inspected by M.Nishigaya. I wonder what M.Nishigaya is up to these days…

The gold sticker inside this Zephyr is very similar to the one inside my Peerless GR-3T6 except it does not have a ‘Peerless’ sticker covering the Zephyr logo.