c.1961 Seminole 801
Shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches / 111 x 64 x 32 mm
Eight transistors (Hitachi), one standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by Hayakawa Electric Co. Ltd., Japan (Sharp)
One of the more decorative transistor radios to have been produced in the 1960s, this Seminole 801 is the better and less-commonly-found of two versions: The more commonly found version, the Seminole TR-221, emblazons its model number along the bottom of the multicolored reverse painted star field, wrecking the whole effect, methinks...
This set's cabinet dimensions and layout share a lot in common with the c.1959 Sharp TR-202 (see pic below), though the chassis are different.
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