General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PREDOMINANTLY SYNTHETIC; SOME METAL COMPONENTS..2 SYNTHETIC..3 LEATHER CASE HAS METAL CLASPS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.0 cm

Width

8.3 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Channel

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RADIO USED C. 1963+

Canada

TRANSISTOR RADIOS WERE THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT FOR JAPANESE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS IN THE CANADIAN MARKET. COMPACT AND INEXPENSIVE, THESE ITEMS WERE ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.(REF. 1)

Function

TO RECEIVE AM AND FM RADIO BROADCAST SIGNALS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SMALL, HAND HELD TRANSISTOR RADIO MADE IN LARGE NUMBERS IN THIS PERIOD. SUCH RADIOS WERE THE FIRST APPLICATION OF TRANSISTORS TO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "CHANNEL MASTER/ ALL TRANSISTOR/ Fm/Am" marked on lower front of radio bady. Tuning dial labelled "AM FM" and graduated 53-160 and 87-108. Tuning and volume switches are labelled. ""BATTERY TYPE/ 006P 9 VOLTS/ JAPAN R-47753" printed on battery compartment liner. Some individual components bear model and/or mfg info..2 Following info. appears on panel on case back "MODEL- 6475/ 8 TRANSISTOR/ FM 88-108 MC/ AM 540- 1600KC/ BATT. TYPE 006P 9V/ R-26979 JAPAN"; switch labelled "FM/ AM". Text panel above reads "CERTIFICATION/ THIS RECEIVER HAS BEEN CERTIFIED FOR/ COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF/ FCC REGULATION OF PART 15 SUB PART C". "Earphone" connection labelled. "FINAL INSPECT. NO/ 63339" printed on paper label on inside case back; lable has been stamped with red mark (illegible). Text cast in raised print on inside lower edge of case back is obscurred by foam pad; reads in part "JAPAN R". .3 "FM/AM" & "CHANNEL MASTER" stencilled in gold on case front. "JAPAN/ R-43168/ LEATHER" incised in base.

Missing

EARPHONE ACCESSORY.

Finish

.1 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE HAS FINE MESH-LIKE PANEL OVER SPEAKER OPENING; SILVER METAL CONTRAST PANEL & TRIM..2 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE BACK HAS PANEL PIECED BY FINE SLITS (PRESUMABLY TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF SOUND; POSSIBLY ALSO FOR COOLING)..3 DARK BROWN THICK LEATHER CASE FRONT PIERCED BY SERIES OF REGULAR HOLES OVER MOST OF SURFACE.

Decoration

N/A