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Majestic Radios

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The Regency TR-1 was the first commercially-sold transistor radio, and was the first widely sold transistorized product. It was designed and manufactured in the United States (no, not Japan) for just one year starting in Nov., 1954. About 100,000 were sold that year at $49.95. Here's a close-up, and a view of the insides. (Somewhat similar-looking radios produced later are the TR-1G and the TR-4).

1954 Regency model TR1 the first Transistor radio

Another multiband portable radio and Zenith TO wanna-be it has 5 tubes, excellent sensitivity and good sound with the 7” speaker.

1955 Andrea model XX battery MW SW radio

A three stage TRF radio with grid detection and push-pull 45s in the output section driving a Rola 8” electrodynamic speaker. Mine has a RCA R7 bezel and replacement knobs. It plays well and loud.

1930 Automatic Electric model Tom Thumb cathedral radio

The Montgomery Ward’s Airline brand radio is a compact receiver employing the super-heterodyne circuit and is inductively tuned.  The inherent sensitivity, selectivity and tone quality of the super-heterodyne is a feature of this very small receiver.  The hand wired type construction is used which together with the painted Bakelite case results in a compact receiver of excellent performance. 

1950s Wards Airline model 14BR-522A table radio

The Sonora RBU is a compact radio receiver employing the super-heterodyne circuit and 8-pin octal tubes.  The inherent sensitivity, selectivity and tone quality of the super-heterodyne is a feature of this receiver.  The hand wired type construction is used which together with the 5” speaker results in a compact receiver of excellent performance.  The entire hand wired chassis is enclosed in a Bakelite cabinet of pleasing design. 

1950s Sonora  model RBU-175 table radio

Designed by engineers Benji Hara and George Pappamarcos, the Precedent was a redesign of REL's earlier 1940's broadcast monitor using Loktal tubes (model 648?), and its offical model number is 646 or 646c. The "C" has an untuned antenna input, while the "C1" has the antenna tuned. There is no tuning capacitor -- it's fully permeability tuned with the LO coil deposited on a glass form. No AFC was needed. Cascode front end, 4 IF cans (not including the mixer IF transformer), one untuned IF amp, three prelimiter stages, and 2 limiter tubes which are diode type, as in the Marantz 10B.  Original front panel under the aluminum panel.

1954 REL Precedent  model 646 C1 FM tuner

Misc. Collection

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