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1958 Emerson 999 Champion

Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches / 114 x 70 x 32 mm
Four transistors (Emerson), superhet circuit
One standard 9v battery
Manufactured by Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., New York

Emerson's first shirt pocket radio. The 999 came in five cabinet colors: red, black, turquoise, gray, and white.

Emerson 999 Champion

Emerson 999 Champion

Emerson 999 Champion

Emerson 999 Champion

Emerson 999 Champion advertising

Courtesy Joe Haupt: "Vintage Advertising For The Emerson 999 Champion Transistor Radio In A Scruggs-
Vandervoort-Barney Department Store Ad In The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper, May 25, 1958"

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