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1960/61 WATT RADIO cit

Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 inches / 109 x 70 x 33 mm
MW, six transistors (Philips, OC44, 2x OC45, OC71, 2x OC72 + 2x OA90 diodes), superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by WATT RADIO, Turin, Italy

A very handsome horizontal shirt pocket radio with a reverse-painted slide rule dial. This was one of Italy's smallest pocket transistor radios produced -- by comparison, the vertical shirt pocket Voxon 750 Magic measured 4 1/2 x 3 x 1 7/16 inches / 114 x 76 x 37 mm in size. For MUCH more information about this set, please see Lello Salvatore's comprehensive article on it here.


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