1950s portable radio

No DAB here, but the AEG 1950s-style portable radio does have price very much on its side, which is always a good thing.

Sony Six transistor radio

Radios

In the early 1980s Japanese electronics manufacturers began to develop a sense of how to shape American tastes in design, terming their approach "lifestyle design." This boombox represents the first example of a Japanese electronics firm tapping into the international trend toward postmodernist design. It references 1930s American streamline design, while simultaneously drawing inspiration from 1950s American vernacular design.

Photo + Radio Collection by Mark Meijster Amsterdam, The Netherlands © 2011

There's a great example of a mid-century, portable "picnic radio." This one is by the American appliance giant Westinghouse. Overall condition is exce... Main view.

© Radio Sheet by courtesy of Mark Meijster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Año 2005.

1950s Motorola radio ad

Amazon.com: 1950s radio

The radio has a few defects; however, it is in good condition overall. It measures 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 x 1 inch. This small Marvel radio has a very fragile case, and it is difficult to find one without defects.

© Motorola Portfolio by courtesy of Mark Meijster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

I would have been all over the Sony TR-63 in 1957. There's one on eBay for a cool $320: "Beautiful 1957 Sony Transistor Radio, model TR-63, the first Japanese transistor radio sold in the United States. It was also one of the first to use a 9 volt battery, something that later became standard in small transistor radios. The TR-63...

1957 Admiral 7 Transistor Radio vintage by catchingcanaries

Motorola ad from 1960.

Phillips Car Record Player

Vintage Zenith Ad - 1947

1940's DanetteTempo portable record player.

Vintage collectible transistor radios from Regency, Sony, Raytheon, Emerson, Magnavox, RCA Victor, Philco, Motorola, General Electric, GE