Olympic Radio & Television vintage transistor radios

[@ronnieroberts9478]

Good video thank you

[@crr8297]

Thank you again for another informative video on this Olympic radio, great looking with a really nice chassis, I'd like to dance with her too

[@zyad48]

What a random youtube recommendation. I like it! Subbed.

[@hattree]

I love that you are pointing out what most never noticed; it all started years before most people noticed.

[@tylaranderson8559]

I had to laugh for a split second I thought that was an old cardboard box with the picture of the radio that would be in the Box, along with an earpiece and leather case 😄

[@radiowyn1703]

The radios and the ladies all looked good back in those days. Sadly style is a thing of the past. Great looking back on watching your videos.

[@Jody-kt9ev]

Good video. The TV/radio/phono combination was very common in the 1950s. GE made one in 1950 that cost $500 in 1950 dollars. Curtis Mathis(which was based in Texas, where I live) even made one that also included a reel to reel tape player.. Curtis Mathis was famous for making furniture that included electronics. Have you made any videos about GE transistor radios? I have a couple.

[@collectornet]

I'm getting there. Several of these videos talk about and show GE's first transistor radio but there is much more to show and tell about GE.

[@Jody-kt9ev]

@@collectornet I am interested as I have two transistor portables from the 1950s(both working). I also have a 1950s GE tube portable. As it came with an AC option, it is restored and working also. One of the GE transistor radios uses 6 D cells. The other uses a very large 9 volt battery. I can still get these batteries from Amazon. My transistor radios came in very handy during the big freeze in Texas. We had power 3 hours at a time then.

[@Bob-1802]

At 3:45, using transistors in a tube chassis. Never seen that! 😳 Goofy design for sure but still, extreme engineering thinking to lower costs: change minimum of parts, if its good enough then ship the product.

[@johnstone7697]

The chassis definitely looks lile it came from Japan. Same for the speaker and the tuning cap(the thrust screw with locking paint on the back are not seen on American varicaps).. Also all the transformers, capacitors, etc. are Japanese parts

[@Madness832]

They even had a model 666! Do you have that one?

[@collectornet]

Yes, I'm pleased to say I do have that one.