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Please Help Me ID. This National Transistor Table Radio
I looks through many Web sights and can,t find this radio anywhere. The model number sticker is missing.
Perry. Last edited by iong; 01-31-2016 at 11:39 AM. |
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Matsushita couldn't use the National name in the US, because it was copyrighted by National radio in Malden, MA. Later products were labeled National Panasonic for a few years. No long wave, so it couldn't be for Europe. |
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can you post any pics of the back? also of the chassis? I also think this is a domestic market radio. How did you acquire it?
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National Radio Please Identify
Here are some more pics. This was my grandfathers radio. He got it in the early 60's
Thank you, Perry Last edited by iong; 02-01-2016 at 01:51 PM. |
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Your radio is earlier than 1960 somewhere between 1956 and 1958. i did a bit of research into panasonic's corp history sites and "national" says their first circuit board radio was made in 1955 "3b-267" and also started work on it's first transistor radio in 1956 "6c-1". i think your radio is the 2nd or 3rd model they made as the chassis number on yours is a 270 the numbers or letters before the 270 would have told if this was a pocket, table etc radio. I can't even find a picture of a 6c-1 radio, about the only chance to find out more info is to contact the national panasonic museum in Japan. they themselves might not have a picture of this model but would be happy to have a copy of your pics for their records.
Congrats ona a extremely rare find! |
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National transistor table radio
Does anyone have any idea of the value range for this radio?
Perry |
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Unless you somehow connect with someone who is looking specifically for this model, I would guess $15 - $20 as is (probably won't work with those old caps), and up to $50 in good working order. I am sure someone patient could ask $100 and maybe get it if they're lucky but I suspect that it would sit on the shelf forever at that price.
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Are the screws on the front "factory" lf so what is attached to them? If they were added later as some sort of modification, I suspect that the value of the set would be diminished significantly.
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One neat thing I just noticed... despite this being a Japanese radio, it uses Philips//Mullard transistor numbers. I've never seen a Japanese radio which didn't use Japanese transistors
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Seiko did the same thing with the first quartz watch, "Astron" i think they only made 100 of them at a loss but made up the cost in prestige and technology on 2nd gen models. |
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