Transistor Radios Around the World

1959 Realtone TR-555 "Galaxy"

Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/16 inches / 102 x 64 x 30 mm
Four transistors
Superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Distributed by Realtone Electronics, New York

One of several Realtone models with cabinet designs inspired by Sony's 1958 TR-610.

Shown below is an ad from the The Louisville Kentucky Courier-Journal Newspaper, dated November 8, 1959, displayed on Joe Haupt's Flickr page.

Realtone TR-555 "Galaxy"

advertisement from the The Louisville Kentucky
Courier-Journal Newspaper, dated November 8, 1959

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