Transistor Radios Around the World

c.1960/61 Toptone AR-630

Horizontal shirt pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 inches / 111 x 70 x 33 mm
Six transistors (Hitachi), one standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured by Tokyo Optical & Radio MFG Co., Ltd., Tokyo

A two-band MW/LW radio marketed for Europe. Not a great Toptone design, but it'll do. The speaker grille is gold-tinted plastic, and the tuning area is reverse-painted plastic. The MW/LW band switch is on the back of the cabinet.

Toptone AR-630

Toptone AR-630

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