US:
1945
Belmont Boulevard
the world's first pocket radio — five subminiature tubes, superhet circuit
1946 Pa-Kette
a crystal radio, maybe the first truly pocket-size radio
1951 Privat-ear
reflex circuit, two subminiature tubes
1953 Emerson 747
the first large-production �pocket� radio? Four subminiature tubes superhet
1954 Regency TR-1
October '54, the world's first commercially-produced transistor radio
1955 Raytheon 8-TP
February 1955, a close second to the Regency TR-1
1955 Bulova 250
the first Bulova was a Regency TR-1
1955 Crosley JM-8
subminiature tube/transistor hybrid
1955 Emerson 838
subminiature tube/transistor hybrid
1955 GE 670 series
first GE transistor radio
c.1955 Motorola
Pixie 45P2
mini tube / subminiature tube small portable radio
1955/56
Raytheon T-100
produced in late 1955, may have continued into 1956
1955/56
Raytheon T-150
produced in late 1955, may have continued into 1956
1955 RCA 7-BT-9J
first RCA transistor radio (possibly second, after the 7-BT-10K)
1955 RCA 7-BT-10K
second RCA transistor radio (possibly first)
1955
Zenith Royal 500
first Zenith transistor radio, (first Zenith 500, chassis 7XT40 series)
1956 Automatic
Tom Thumb TT-600
subminiature tube/transistor hybrid
1956 Emerson 849
first Emerson pocket transistor radio
1956/57 Magnavox AM-5
1956 Motorola 56T1
first Motorola transistor radio
1956/57 Philco
T7-126, T7-128
first Philco transistor radio
1956 RCA 8-BT-8FE
1956 Westinghouse
H-587P7 / H-587P7A
first Westinghouse transistor radio
1956 Westinghouse
H-618P7
same chassis and cabinet as the H-58XP7 series
c.1957 Admiral 7M12
c.1957 Arvin
Silvertone 8204
first Arvin Silvertone, I think
1957/58 Bulova 290P
1957 Bulova 620
1957 GE P-715
1957/58 GE P-746A
1957/58 GE P-746B
1957 Philco T500
second Philco transistor radio
c.1957 RCA 9-BT-9E
c.1957
Westinghouse H-612P5
second Westinghouse transistor radio
c.1957
Westinghouse H-653P6
c.1957 Zenith Royal 300
7AT42Z1 chassis
1957 Zenith Royal
500, second series
chassis 7ZT40 series
1957/58 Zenith
Royal 500D series
first produced in 1957 -- a modified version was produced in 1958
c.1958 Bell Products
"Hit Parade"
a one-transistor radio --one!
1958 Bulova 640
"Florentine"
1958 Bulova 660
"Hercules"
1958 GM Delco
Oldsmobile
"Trans-Portable"
one of several "Trans-Portable" radios made by GM's Delco Radio Corp.
1958/59 Emerson
888 Pioneer
the original "no-name" 888 came out in 1957
1958/59 Emerson
888 Vanguard
1958/59 Emerson
888 Atlas
1958/59 Emerson
888 Explorer
1958 Emerson
999 Champion
second US shirt pocket radio, after the 1954 Regency TR-1 and its variants
1958 Motorola 6X39A
2-band, LW / MW
1958 Motorola 7X23E
1958 Philips Norelco
L1X75T/54 / L1X75T/64RA
c.1958 Trav-Ler TR-283
1958 Zenith Royal 200
1958 Zenith
Royal 1000-D
second version of first transistorized Zenith Trans-Oceanic
c.1959 Admiral 802
a big and bold design update to the c.1957 Admiral 7M12
1959 Arvin
Silvertone 207
1959/60 Bulova 720
a snazzier version of the '57 Bulova 620 "Comet"
1959 Emerson 555
c.1959 Emerson 911 "Eldorado"
1959/1960
Emerson 988 Rambler
c.1959 GE P-800A
1959 GM Delco Buick
"Transistor Portable"
one of several "Trans-Portable" radios made by GM's Delco Radio Corp.
1959 GM Delco
Oldsmobile
"Trans-Portable"
one of several "Trans-Portable" radios made by GM's Delco Radio Corp.
1959 Philco
T45-124
Canada: 1959 Philips
Philips L1X75T/63R
1959 Westinghouse
H-698P7
1960 Admiral "Super 7"
1960 Arvin 60R23
1960 Arvin 60R49
1960 Arvin 60R63
1960 Arvin
Silvertone 1201
c.1960 Arvin
Silvertone 1203
1960/61 Arvin
Silvertone 1205
1960 Arvin
Silvertone 9203
c.1960 GE P-791B
Super Six
1960 Philco T-51
c.1960 RCA Victor 1-TP-2E
c.1960 Sylvania 8P18
1960 Zenith Royal 50
1961 Arvin 61R13/61R23,
61R16/61R26, 61R19/61R29
1961 Arvin 61R39
c.1961 RCA 3 RH 31
c.1961 Westinghouse H-795P6
1961 Zenith Royal 400
1961 Zenith Royal 500H
c.1961/'62 Emerson 880
1962 Zenith Royal 50L
1962/1963 Zenith Royal 50K
1963 Zenith Royal 40
1963 Zenith Royal 60
