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During the late 1950s Toshiba were at the forefront of cutting edge radio design and this is a fantastic example of their craft. As well as a great shape it was also extremely well built giving very good sound quality for its day (and has the longest aerial on this size of coat-pocket machine I’ve seen before).
This is a rare desirable machine and colour combination for any collector and is offered in very good original and working condition. It comes with its original branded grey leather carry case which being a snug fit probably protected the radio from damage all those years. The leather on the case is still soft with just minor wear. The plastic casing of the radio is free from chips and repairs with only one almost imperceptible short stress crack to the inside green plastic beside the volume dial. The silvered grill has a tiny bit of age related pitting only. Internally it appears untouched and still picks up stations pretty well. The battery connectors are for the (now rarely used) Eveready 226 battery. You can supposedly still buy replacements for the 226 online or you can solder on a new connector.
If you would like to listen to a short extract of it playing please visit historictech
You are welcome to collect or I can post it within the UK for free. This will be very carefully boxed and I'm happy to post overseas. Feel free to ask questions and happy searchingImages sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting | Create your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. |