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Old 11-15-2018, 01:57 PM
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Elgin R1310 AM/FM:What year?

Anyone know the year of this Elgin model R1310 AM/FM? It measures 5-3/4" x 3-1/4", and was made in Hong Kong/Indonesia. Thanks.


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Old 11-15-2018, 05:16 PM
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1966.
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Old 11-15-2018, 06:35 PM
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Yup....1966 thru 1968...as I recall. Our jewelry store carried Elgin watches, radios and clock radios.
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Old 11-15-2018, 07:09 PM
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Well, 1966 would sound about right, as my father bought me an Elgin radio in Sept/Oct 1966 at a Rexall drug store (Wilmington, DE). I've recently bought this one as a replacement, but was not sure if it fit in the correct time period. Apparently it's the correct model. Thanks fellas!
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I have to wonder why a good brand like Elgin would need to jump on the transistor bandwagon with a $1.98 import. Watches had not fallen out of favor then.
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BUT...Elgin watches had. In the late 50's they started producing watches in France and they were not all that tasty.
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I have to wonder why a good brand like Elgin would need to jump on the transistor bandwagon with a $1.98 import. Watches had not fallen out of favor then.
It looks like it was a decent radio! Early generation silicon transistors. It looks like it would flatten a 9 volt battery in no time, especially on FM.
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Old 11-16-2018, 12:01 PM
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As to the above radio, since I put new caps in and made some internal adjustments, it outperforms all my other transistor radios (about 10 right now). If this is exactly like the one I had in the 60s, it cost around $14 new.
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