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Although just about every transistor radio that was made since they were commercially available in 1954 through the transistorized 1960s was completely gorgeous, the rare ones that were shaped like flying saucers were my favorites. MAde in Hong Kong, this baby is rare as most though most Realtone models bore Space Age names like Galaxy and Electras they came in more traditional rectangular shapes.
Made in Hong Kong, this baby still hums like the day it was born. Turn the plastic thumbwheel and music blasts through slits on the bottom as though the soundwaves could propel this spacecraft off the kidney shaped coffee table it most likely was sitting on.

Although just about every transistor radio made in the ’50s and ’60s was completely gorgeous, the rarer ones shaped like flying saucers were my favorites. Made in Hong Kong, this Realtone is rare among the popular brands’ models that bore Space Age names like Galaxy and Electras but usually came in more traditional rectangular shapes like this:

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Made in Hong Kong, my baby still hums like the day it was born. Turn the plastic thumbwheel and music blasts through the portals on the bottom as though the soundwaves could have propelled this spacecraft right off the kidney shaped coffee table it most likely sat on.

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One Response to “Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Flying Saucer Transistor Radio”

  1. Kathy Cunningham

    Allee..this silvery box is “un”real!
    Imagine all the legal and illegal aliens that came blasting through it!
    Not to mention all the songs..”Everyone’s Gone To The Moon”..”Fly Me To The Moon”..”Venus” and many more!
    Yet..you have this Earthbound treasure forever!
    Turns on Bowie’s “Starman”……

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