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I have one of those, Red with Gold face exactly like in this post.... Happy I found
the internet pic as the radio is in a box somewhere...... They are pretty cool
mine works as it should, I never did anything to it, I used it with AC power
adapters I made for it. The batteries were unavailable in regular stores,
but Radio Shack could order them, I got 1 set, they costed a lot
and didn't last long.... Mine did come with old batteries the
45V I took apart and it looked inside just like a 9V inside
maybe the cells were a little flatter.
Funny some have referred to it as a pocket radio, I guess pockets
in '53 were much bigger and capable of much more weight
than pockets today..... Even Pants & Shirt pockets were
better years ago....
When I got it my dad said they were called Peanut Tube Radios, so I found
this post looking for that on G.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1423...2364168424791/
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