1956 Westinghouse H-618P7
Micro-table / coat pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
6 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 inches / 154 x 79 x 40 mm
Seven transistors: 2N94, 2 x 2N185, 2N238, 2N252 (Texas Instruments), 2N253, 2N254
One tubular 9-volt battery
Made by Westinghouse Electric Corp., Metuchen, New Jersey
This is exactly the same radio as the Westinghouse H-587 series, and it seems also to have been produced in 1956 as well -- I really don't know why there were two completely different sets of model numbers for this same radio. Westinghouse also produced radios in Canada, but this isn't one of them --the inside label here shows this set as having been produced in Metuchen, New Jersey. And usually a different chassis version doesn't warrent a different model number. Any thoughts? Please email me!
This H-618P7 model, as with the H-588P7 model, has a really fine cabinet face: a black grille and black body set against a mildly pearlescent white dial area. The tuning dials on all these sets have yellowed over the years in varying degrees, and this dial has yellowed a bit as well.
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