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.
This 1958 Emerson 999 was the first US shirt pocket radio to be marketed after the 1954 Regency TR-1 and its variants (1955 Regency TR-1G, 1955 Bulova 250, 1955 Mitchell 1101, 1957 Regency TR-4, 1957 Mantola M4D.)
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