Transistor Radios Around the World

1959 Toshiba 6TP-309

Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches / 106 x 68 x 33 mm
Six transistors (Toshiba), superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd. (Toshiba), Kawasaki, Japan

Nicknamed "Deep-Vee" by collectors. Other cabinet colors included black and chartreuse.

Toshiba 6TP-309

Toshiba 6TP-309

inside back

chassis — click on the photo for a larger image

page 3 from a four-page Toshiba brochure

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