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1959 Toshiba "Trancel" 6TP-348

Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches / 113 x 70 x 32 mm
Six transistors (Toshiba), superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd. (Toshiba), Kawasaki, Japan
Distributed by Transistor World Corp., New York

A really gorgeous Toshiba radio, with a black reverse-painted area displaying a gold-colored slide rule tuning dial, one of the few Toshiba vertical shirt pocket radios to make use of a slide rule dial. Another was the 1958 6TP-219. The "TRANSISTOR" lettering above the dial is followed by the dial numbering in the same strong capital font.


Toshiba Trancel 6TP-348

Trancel 6TP-348


Toshiba Trancel 6TP-348

Trancel 6TP-348


Toshiba Trancel 6TP-348

inside back


Toshiba Trancel 6TP-348

chassis — click on the photo for a larger image

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