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Sony transistor radio listall the collectable Sony tr sets produced from 1955 up to 1963
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Sony transistor radio listall the collectable Sony tr sets produced from 1955 up to 1963
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More details can be found in the The Magic of Sony book which is out NOW.
| MODEL | INTRODUCED | NUMBER MADE | COST IN YEN | COMMENTS |
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| TR-52 | April 1955 | ? | ? | production aborted due to front grille ungluing problems |
| TR-55 | August 1955 | ? | 18,900 | first Japanese and first Sony transistor radio. Rear earphone socket and small metal catches on rear cover. 5 transistors superheterodine |
| TR-2 | September 1955 | ? | 5,700 | 2 transistor earphone only set also supplied in a building kit |
| TR-33 | October 1955 | 2,916 | 12,600 | 3 transistor earphone radio. Modern superheterodine circuit |
| TR-57 | ? 1955 | ? | ? | 5 transistor set, similar to the TR-55, 22.5 volt battery (!) |
| TR-7 | October 1955 | ? | ? | 7 transistor table top radio |
| TR-72 | January 1956 | 40,000 | 23,900 | transportable wooden cased set, also branded GENDIS |
| TR-72MA and MB | March 1956 | ? | ? | similar to the TR-72, made especially for the Tokyo MITSUKOSHI department store |
| TR-5 | April 1956 | 3,682 | 18,900 | similar to the TR-55 but with side earphone socket and no metal catches on back cover |
| TR-6 | June 1956 | 34,098 | 17,500 | transportable set, very slim and elegant. Possibly the first Sony set to use the revolutionary MITSUMI polyvariable tuning capacitor |
| TR-81 | December 1956 | ? | ? | to be used in NHK schools |
| TR-71 | ? 1957 | ? | ? | 7 transistor transportable set |
| TR-10 | ? 1957 | ? | ? | 10 transistor table top set |
| TR-73 | February 1957 | 1,126? | 25,700 | table top model |
| TR-63 | March 1957 | 114,536 | 13,800 | first Japanese real shirt pocket. The one who set the world's standard. |
| TR-66 | May 1957 | ? | 12,800 | trasportable set. Cabinet resembling the one of the TR-6 |
| TR-82 | June 1957 | 2,412 | 23,500 | ? |
| TR-61 | July 1957 | 13,154 | 12,800 | coat pocket set |
| TR-62 | August 1957 | 15,318 | 13,800 | World's first transitorized 2 band (MW and SW) coat pocket |
| TR-74 | November 1957 | 13,766 | 21,500 | portable MW and SW. Similar cabinet to the TFM-151 but with plastic grille (front and back) |
| TR-67 | November 1957 | 14,990 | 12,300 | coat pocket set |
| TRC-64 | December 1957 | 1,500 | 19,900 | Clock table radio |
| TR-741 | January 1958 | 15,055 | 19,900 | ? |
| TR-83 | April 1958 | 16,000 | 13,500 | ? |
| TR-69 | April 1958 | 15,000 | 11,000 | large shirt pocket set |
| TR-77 | May 1958 | 5,000 | ? | coat pocket set |
| TR-88 | May 1958 | 53,970 | 16,500 | portable set with MW and SW |
| TR-608 | July 1958 | 76,000 | ? | coat pocket set made for the American distributor Delmonico and Canadian distributor Gendis |
| TR-65 | August 1958 | 10,003 | 8,800 | Well designed shirt pocket |
| TR-75 | August 1958 | 37,039 | 11,300 | coat pocket set |
| TRM-88 | September 1958 | 3,505 | 16,500 | like TR-88 but with marine band |
| TR-151 / TR-152 | ? 1958 | ? | ? | possibly the first FM transistor radio ever made. Cabinet similar to the TR-74 but with metal grille (front and back). TR-151 later renamed TFM-151 |
| TFM-151 | November 1958 | ? | ? | possibly the first FM transistor radio ever made. Cabinet similar to the TR-74 but with metal grille (front and back) |
| TR-610 | November 1958 | 436,952 | 10,000 | The most representative of all transistor radios. THE one by which all others are judged. Metal golden grille. Three way wire handle |
| TR-510 | ? | ? | 8,000 | 5 transistor version of the TR-610. Metal silver grille |
| TR-710 | December 1958 | 29,994 | 12,900 | Stylish coat pocket with MW and SW |
| TR-712 | December 1958 | 103,990 | 9,300 | table top radio |
| TR-86 | January 1959 | 100,287 | 10,300 | Not so popular shirt pocket |
| TR-711 | February 1959 | 13,994 | 16,900 | MW/SW table top model with wooden cabinet |
| TR-881 | April 1959 | 2,995 | ? | ? |
| TR-881A | April 1959 | ? | ? | Export only model |
| TFM-122 | ?1959 | ? | ? | Another table top radio |
| TR-84 | May 1959 | ? | 11,800 | super sensitive coat pocket set with expanded tuning dial |
| TR-810 | July 1959 | 119,973 | 9,300 | popular stylish coat pocket. Very slim cabinet |
| TR-710B | October 1959 | 124,992 | 11,500 | similar to model TR-710. Turn-out stand under bottom of cabinet |
| TR-714 | November 1959 | 245,938 | 10,800 | Extremely popular SW/MW shirt pocket radio. Possibly world's first. Detachable (screw) and retractable (telescopic) antenna |
| TR-712B | March 1960 | ? | 11,000 | another table top model with plastic cabinet |
| TR-7120L | March 1960 | ? | 11,000 | 7 transistor table top model with plastic cabinet |
| TR-812 | April 1960 | ? | 18,000 | 3-band portable with slow/fast tuning dial and battery/tuning indicating instrument |
| TR-814 | April 1960 | ? | 15,000 | 8 transistor, 3-band portable |
| TR-813 | May 1960 | ? | 13,900 | super sensitive coat pocket set. BC/SW |
| TFM-121 | ? 1960 | ? | ? | very popular AM/FM portable set with telescopic antennas recessed in handle |
| TR-716B | May 1960 | ? | 10,300 | coat pocket set |
| TR-620 | June 1960 | ? | 6,800 | the successor of the TR-610 |
| TR-630 | August 1960 | ? | 6,300 | clean line 6 transistors shirt pocket |
| TR-609 | August 1960 | ? | 6,900 | economical coat pocket set |
| TR-815B | September 1960 | ? | 12,200 | ? |
| TRW-621 | November 1960 | ? | 10,000 | glamorous shirt pocket with built-in Seiko watch |
| TR-624 | December 1960 | ? | 7,200 | unusual desk radio |
| TR-623 | ? 1960 | ? | ? | shirt pocket set based on the TR-620 circuitry |
| TR-719 | December 1960 | ? | 16,900 | 7 transistor, 4 band, table top radio |
| TR-724 | December 1960 | ? | 9,000 | rare horizontal shirt pocket |
| TR-725 | December 1960 | ? | 8,600 | pleasant MW/SW horizontal shirt pocket with twist-out stand |
| TR-730 | December 1960 | ? | 7,300 | diminutive shirt pocket set |
| TR-6080 | ? 1961 | ? | ? | coat pocket set |
| TR-6081 | ? 1961 | ? | ? | coat pocket set |
| TR-717B | January 1961 | ? | 9,800 | table top radio |
| TR-7170B | ? 1961 | ? | 9,800 | 7 transistor cordless table top radio |
| TR-6090 | ?1961 | ? | ? | economical small coat pocket set. Made in Ireland |
| TR-720 | July 1961 | ? | 9,300 | AM/SW small coat pocket set with swing out foot |
| TR-816 | July 1961 | ? | 12,500 | MW/SW coat pocket radio, supersensitive |
| TR-614L | ?1962 | ? | ? | MW/LW 6 transistor coat pocket radio, supersensitive |
| TR-727 | February 1962 | ? | 9,800 | 7 transistor, two band coat pocket, multipurpose radio |
| TR-729 | May 1962 | ? | 8,800 | ? |
| TR-7350L | ?1962 | ? | ? | 7 transistor portable set, made in Ireland (Shannon) |
| TR-818 | May 1962 | ? | 9,800 | coat pocket set |
| TR-819 | June 1962 | ? | 11,000 | 8 transistor, two band coat pocket set |
| TR-910 | June 1962 | ? | 16,000 | ? |
| TFM-105J | July 1962 | ? | 21,000 | ? |
| TRW-625 | July 1962 | ? | 9,800 | cute watch radio |
| TR-910T | September 1962 | ? | 16,000 | BC/SW coat pocket set with fine tuning |
| TR-650 | October 1962 | ? | 6,300 | the last of the historically collectable shirt pockets |
| TR-817 | October 1962 | ? | 9,400 | hight tech looking shirt pocket with tuning indicator |
| TR-911 | November 1962 | ? | 21,000 | big AM/SW receiver |
| TR-722 | ? 1963 | ? | ? | Extra Wide 4 band portable radio, 7 transistor, MW/SW with fine tuning. |
| TR-726 | January 1963 | ? | 12,500 | 7 transistor, two band cordless table top radio |
| TR-820 | March 1963 | ? | 9,800 | coat pocket set |
| TFM-95 | ? 1963 | ? | ? | 9 transistor, 3 band, AM/FM/LW portable |
| TFM-95L | ? 1963 | ? | ? | AM/FM portable |
| TFM-951 | ? 1963 | ? | ? | AM/FM portable |
| TR-751 | ? 1963 | ? | ? | 7 transistor MW coat pocket |
| TFM-951J | March 1963 | ? | 19,500 | AM/FM portable |
| TR-731 | April 1963 | ? | 8,300 | AM/SW sort of horizontal TR-650 |
| TR-750 | ? 1963 | ? | ? | nice round dial coat pocket |
| TFM-96J | April 1963 | ? | 12,500 | clean looking AM/FM coat pocket set |
| TR-821 | April 1963 | ? | 12,500 | ? |
| TR-733 | May 1963 | ? | 8,800 | ? |
| TR-732 | April 1963 | ? | 9,500 | ? |
| TR-820A | May 1963 | ? | 10,300 | ? |
| TFM-825J | November 1963 | ? | 9,900 | AM/FM shirt pocket set |
| TR-826 | May 1963 | ? | 7,200 | Shirt pocket set with slide rule type tuning dial |
| TFM-116J | November 1963 | ? | 23,800 | Portable MW, LW and VHF, 11 transistors |
| TR-615L | ?1963 | ? | ? | 6 transistor shirt pocket with MW and LW |
| TR-719 | ?1963 | ? | ? | traditionally styled transistorized home radio, 4 band. |
| TR-729Y | ?1963 | ? | ? | 7 transistor coat pocket set with MW and SW |
| MODEL | INTRODUCED | NUMBER MADE | COST IN YEN | COMMENTS |
More details can be found in the The Magic of Sony book which is out NOW.
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