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c.1959 Sanyo 6C-15 / 6551

Small coat pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 5/8 x 3 x 1 1/4 inches / 117 x 76 x 32 mm
MW, six transistors (Sony), Superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Japan

A real beauty: reverse-painted plastic dial area, textured gold-colored grille, cloisonne badge. For cabinet size, this is somewhere between a small coat pocket radio and a large shirt pocket radio. The circuit uses Sony transistors.

Sanyo 6C-15

Sanyo 6C-15/6551

Sanyo 6C-15

Sanyo 6C-15/6551

Sanyo 6C-15

Sanyo 6C-15/6551 chassis

Sanyo 6C-15

Sanyo 6C-15/6551 inside back

Sanyo 6C-15

Sanyo 6C-15/6551 back face

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