TRANSISTOR PAGE

THIS PAGE LAST UPDATED 12/27/08
THESE ARE MY TRANSISTOR RADIOS AND NOVELTY RADIOS BOTH TRANSISTOR AND TUBE TYPE
I AM STARTING ON THIS PAGE TO GO TO THE THUMBNAIL/ENLARGE FORMAT. WHEN YOU SEE CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE BELOW THE PICTURE, YOU CAN DO THAT, THEN USE YOUR BROWSERS BACK BUTTON TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE. I AM ALSO ADDING AN E-MAIL LINK TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SPAM EMAIL THAT I RECEIVE EACH DAY, I MANUALLY SCREEN MY EMAIL BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE SUBJECT LINE. IF YOU DON'T INCLUDE A SUBJECT LINE THAT IS RELATED TO RADIO COLLECTING OR MY WEB SITE, YOUR EMAIL WILL LIKELY BE TREATED AS SPAM AND DELETED. SO WHEN YOU EMAIL, PUT SOMETHING LIKE YOUR RADIO SITE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THE SUBJECT LINE. THAT WAY YOUR EMAIL WILL GET THROUGH.

STEAM SHIP

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SANTA MARIA

AM 9 VOLT BATTERY OPERATED SANTA MARIA
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LIBERTY BELL
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GLOBE RADIO
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THE LITTLE BEAUTY ABOVE IS AN AM TRANISTOR THAT LOOKS LIKE A GLOBE OF THE WORLD. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 5" IN DIAMETER.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE ENLARGED PHOTO ON THE CENTER LINE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF CENTER YOU CAN SEE THE ON/OFF VOLUME AND TUNING KNOBS.

CANON TRANSTOR RADIO
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THE LITTLE CUTIE ABOVE IS AN AM TRANISTOR THAT LOOKS LIKE A CANON. IT USES A NINE VOLT BATTERY. IF YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSE AT THE TOP OF THE WIDE RAIL IN THE BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENLARGED PHOTO
YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE THE NUMBERS ON THE LITTLE WHEEL THAT IS THE TUNING KNOB. THE ON/OFF AMD VOLUME
IS IN A SIMILAR POSISTION ON THE OTHER SIDE. NEAT HUH?

FM PEN RADIO
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HERE YA GO, THIS IS A WORKING/WRITING BALL POINT PEN THAT IS AN FM STEREO RADIO. THE UPPER BUTTON ON THE PEN IS SCAN, IT TUNES TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE FM STATION. THE LOWER BUTTON IS RESET, THIS STARTS THE SCAN BACK FROM 88Mc AFTER IT REACHES 108Mc. THE LITTLE BUTTON ON THE TRIANGLE AFFAIR ON THE RIGHT IS THE ON/OFF SWITCH. NEAT!

GUILD 'COUNTRY BELLE'
BROADCAST BAND AC 5 TUBES

COUNTRY BELLE
BEFORE AND AFTER
I OBTAINED A PARTS SET AND ABOVE ARE THE RESULTS

AUDITION

GUESS WHAT? I GOT ANOTHER COUNTRY BELLE
THESE ARE OF COURSE 1956 NOVELTY SETS WITH A TYPICAL AA5 RADIO
THE TUBES ARE: 12AV6,35W4,12BE6,12BA6 AND A 50C5

AUDITION
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NO THIS ONE IS NOT ANOTHER COUNTRY BELLE. THIS ONE IS AN AUDITION BRAND 8 TRANSISTOR RADIO. IT IS POWERED BY 4 "C" BATTERIES WHICH IS OF COURSE 6 VOLTS IT IS A BROADCAST BAND ONLY.THE LEFT BELL IS THE ON/OFF VOLUME SWITCH THE RIGHT BELL IS THE STATION TUNER.IT WORKS WELL BUT HAD A VERY TINNY SOUND DUE TO A VERY SMALL CHEAP SPEAKER

PHILCO MODEL 53-706 CLOCK/RADIO/LAMP

THE LAMP ASM. IS NOT ORIGINAL. I TOOK THIS FROM A LAMP I HAVE SINCE IT IS SIMILAR AT LEAST TO THE PERIOD OF THE RADIO SINCE I CANNOT FIND ANY OF THE VARIOUS ORGINAL LAMPS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT TYPES.
AS YOU CAN SEE I STILL NEED THE SHADE FOR IT
IT IS A 1953 MODEL WITH A 5 TUBE SUPERHET CHASSIS
THE TUBES ARE: 12BE6-CONV 12BA6-IF 12AV6-DET/AVC/1ST AUDIO 35C5-AUDIO OUTPUT 35W4-RECT
BTW IT HAS AM/SW STANDARD BROADCAST AND 1700-3400kc. SPECIAL SERVICES BAND
IT IS A 117 VOLT AC TRANSFORMERLESS CHASSIS
THE SCHEMATIC IS IN RIDERS VOL. 23

GUILD SPICE CHEST
AS FOUND
MODEL: 484
TUBE TYPE/AM/AC-DC

LEFT IS CLOSED VIEW
RIGHT IS OPEN VIEW

DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BUT THIS IS THE RADIO WHEN FINISHED.
HAS BEEN CLEANED UP, 50C5 OUTPUT AND 47 DIAL LAMP REPLACED, RECAPPED AND IS PLAYING GREAT.

RCA
MODEL RZD61F
CLOCK W/AM/FM TRANS. RADIO

I DON'T KNOW THE YEAR AND HAVE NOT TESTED IT YET
I DON'T USUALLY BUY THIS TYPE
BUT, I JUST LIKED THIS ONE

AM/FM NOVELTY BRAND: PS? NOT SURE THIS IS AN AM/FM TRANISTOR W/9v BATTERY
THIS ONE IS MADE OF CERAMIC
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THIS IS A CHARLES LINDBERGH COMMEMORATIVE RADIO. WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS LATER.
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THIS IS A REPRODUCTION MADE BY PHILCO-FORD. IT IS AC POWERED AND HAS AM/FM BANDS. IT MEASURES ABOUT 8.5 INCHES HIGH. THE CABINET IS WOOD AND THIS IS ONE REPRO THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CASSETTE PLAYER IN IT.
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BRAND: WINSOR AM ONLY

THIS IS CALLED A 1912 SIMPLEX WHICH I ASSUME REFERS TO THE CAR MAKE & MODEL
THE RADIO IS AN AM TRANSISTOR W/ORIGINAL BOX

GE MODEL P1757
AM ONLY

BRAND: K-MART MODEL: 06-31-09 AM ONLY

BRAND: ROBERTS MODEL:R-133 AM/FM

SILVERTONE MODEL 3201
1962 5 TRANSISTOR AM W/CD MARKINGS BATTERY OF COURSE

BRAND: WESTHEIMER MODEL:BRITISH REG.#1068243 AM/FM

BRAND: MUSICAL JOHN MODEL:?? AM ONLY

HERE IS A REALLY NEAT NOVELTY UNIT IT IS CALLED A 'RETRO MUSIC BOX RADIO IT IS A MUSIC BOX AND A TRANSISTOR AM/FM RADIO. IT PLAYS ABOUT 20 CHRISTMAS SONGS AND 20 50s POP SONGS IN THE MUSIC BOX FUNCTION AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP AND THE TWO FIGURES TWIRL AROUND AND AROUND. IT MEASURES 10" HIGH AND 8" WIDE.

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