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Transistor radio powered by battery and solar panel, 1957 - 1962
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Object statement
Transistor radio with solar panel, 'Wayfarer', plastic/metal, Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg Co, USA, 1957-1962

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Description
Transistor radio with solar panel, 'Wayfarer', plastic/metal, Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg Co, USA, 1957-1962.

Transistor radio has a maroon Bakelite casing with vertically ribbed front panel and 'Stromberg' impressed along the top and 'Wayfarer' at bottom right. Front also has a metal crest. Radio has a gold painted carry handle, cream and maroon knobs at each side, for voloume and station selection. On top there is a solar panel. Along the bottom of the the front is a clear plastic strip for station choice. A panel at the rear for the batteries.

Made: Stromberg-Carlsson Telephone Mfg Co; 1957 - 1962
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
93/412/1
Production date
1957 - 1962
Height
225 mm
Width
80 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Mr Rowland, 1993

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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