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Originally Posted by jr_tech
The “Skipper” (6BY4) RCA 45 rpm tube radio/phonograph portable was part of the 1955 product line, not the mid 60s transistor era. It may have sold poorly as a result of its fairly high price ($59.95) and costly battery consumption.
jr
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Those two factors sure didn't help. And also the name was a turn off. Philco not too long after had a transistor portable phonograph, which was expensive, which made the RCA look positively ancient by comparison.