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I love this thing so much.
The sound is awesome and I only paid £6.50 off ebay for last summer, and it came with all the manuals as well as Toshiba catalogue and the 90 watt maching speakers.
Condition is immaculate to say its from 1978 :) only the lid has light scratches :D
I'm just practicing some vintage tones & grains in Aperture 3.0
This 5TR-221 is a very early Toshiba radio circa 1958. There is little information about this model to be found. I know it is almost impossible to find (we can even use the 'rare' word in this case) and very desirable. A Google search for this radio will only produce a few results, primarily this one and another that belongs to a collector in the U.S.
I'm guessing that very few made their way to North America. My 5TR-221 came from Kingston, Ontario - just a couple of hours drive from where I live.
This is another filler radio as I search for a better set. The radio is in good condition; however, it is missing the carrying handle.
Here's a very cool Toshiba radio from the early 70's. Very much in keeping with the style of that decade - colorful, over-sized and exhibiting a sense of fun. (also see Panasonic Panapets, Toot-A-Loops and Realistic Flavoradios)
Toshiba marketed this radio as the "Young Pet." When bought new the was a page of stickers included. The stickers included Panda bears, a hot air ballon, a cartoon clock, various letters & numbers and other oddities.
This radio still plays loud and clear, not overly selective but the tone is fine.
Heavily influenced by the creations of Danish designer Verner Panton, radio cabinets lost their angles but gained curves. These radios were right at home with lava lamps, pet rocks, platform shoes, bell bottoms, mood rings and disco music.
The Hautapu dairy shunt is now on the branchline on its return trip to Hamilton. The branch has a speed limit of 30Kph.
The branch line joins the East Coast Main Trunk line at Ruakura.
This is another filler radio as I search for a better set. The radio is in good condition; however, it is missing the carrying handle.
خل الصديق اللي غدر فيني يســـلـيك
واعرف ترى من خـــــــــــان لأجلك
!!... يخــــــــــــــــــــــــــــونك
La formación chapa 18 pasa raudamente por el otrora patio de carga de la estación Coronel Lynch con destino a la terminal Federico Lacroze.
An uncommon or at least unique Toshiba radio circa 1957, 58, 59 .....These were on the market for several years. I recall seeing them advertised in magazines dated well after 1960.
This "rice bowl" radio features handpainted flowers on the northern hemisphere. There were a few variations of the flower patterns.
The suggested retail price was $69.95
A Toshiba 5TP-90. It's not a "must have" Toshiba set like the 8TP-90 as it's a bit plain and square. Nonetheless, the silver reverse painted dial with the BIG starburst gives this radio just enough atomic age coolness. Any Toshiba radio is worth having in a collection and this model can be acquired for a reasonable price.
A stunning transistor radio. This hefty 8 transistor shirtpocket radio came in black or grey. This is the black version. You can see a grey one elsewhere in this photostream.
One of Toshiba's finest moments (along with the 6TP-304 'coffin'). This may also be a contender for one of the coolest transistor radio desgins ever.....I know this is a subjective thing. I was careful not to say "best" ever, just coolest ever.
The concentric speaker design has been compared to the grill of an early 1950's Studebaker. Many transistor radio collectors are convinced that the Toshiba design team was inspired by the Studebaker and the American fascination with all things automotive....
Update (July 22, 2008). I just saw a photo here on Flickr which now leads me be to believe that the automobile in question (which may have been the inspiration for this design) was the 1952 Pontiac "Chieftain". More specifically, it's dashboard clock. Have a look for yourself.
www.flickr.com/photos/flat6s/2662693354/in/pool-vintageradio
Thanks to 'flat6s' for that.
Please visit this link to see a great pic of a Studebaker grill (circa 1951).
www.flickr.com/photos/neversaydie/344083654/
thanks to 'Duff Suds' for this image.
So, Studebaker or Pontiac? I suppose this type of geometric design was widely used on several cars of that era....we may never know.
On the grounds of the abandoned amusement park is a forgotten, rotting, walk-through 'haunted house.' It was as creepy as it sounds.
Night, 30 second exposure. Totally dark interior. Natural, lime and red-gelled flashlight.
Reprocessed and replaced, November 2023.
An very early and desirable Toshiba. Also found with a lace covered speaker grille.
(the lace versions are generally more sought after by collectors)
I actually like the metal grille. It contrasts nicely with the black cabinet and silver text and numbers.
Other cabinet colors were ivory and grey.
Circa 1958.
I found this one at a radio swap meet a few years ago. Lucky me.
The two versions of the Toshiba 6TR-186. Both are extraordinary looking radios. The radio on the right has the more 'feminine' lace grille while the other sports a masculine metal grille. No doubt that this was a marketing strategy to attract purchasers of both genders.
The 6TR-186 is a very early radio by Toshiba. released at the end of 1957 into 1958. Very solid cabinet construction (thick thermosetting plastic) compliments a well built chassis/circuit.
Below are solo pics of each set as well as the closely related Toshiba 6TR-188
I love the build quality of older electronics, my Toshiba record player is no exception and is mainly of metal construction of which about 3 parts are plastic. The lid, the casstte buttons and the bass of the tone arm.
Excuse the dust, but black is a rather difficult colour to keep clean.
Brand Rerversion of the HP logo based on Toshiba.
Toshiba uses a very slightly modified version of Eurostyle.
Nicknamed the "bathroom scale" for obvious reasons. A classic Toshiba radio from the early 60's. Keep looking, you will encounter the "other" bathroom scale, the slightly altered 6TP-31. It has a longer 'spear' down the middle of the speaker grill and the TOSHIBA name is not reverse painted in the tuning window, it's engraved above it, on the chrome escutcheon.
Also seen in this collection is what I call the "budget" bathroom scale radio made by Hitachi. The price difference between them is staggering.
This is Tanya van Graan - you may have seen in her in one of the Starship Troopers sequels.
View on black using Fiveprime's Black Magic
Toshiba announces details of new offices, call and service centres (and says it is now number three notebook brand, but wants to be number two) at a glittering gala in mid-winter.
These are tiny radios (standing only 3 inches tall) but as with all Toshiba's, full of style and quality. I rescued this yellow example from a unspeakable fate at this summer's "Extravaganza" radio meet in Lansing, Michigan. It suffers from a couple of cosmetic "issues" and I had seen it for sale for the past three years. Every year the price got lower but I always passed on it. This year it was marked down to $3......so I finally bought it.
This little radio retailed for $29.95 back in 1961. It was advertised as "Mite Sized"
Weighing in at a whopping 8 ounces and is approx 2.5 x 2.75 inches.