Astor KQ personal portable radio

Portable radio from the 1940s. It is a tall, rectangular box shape with a front cover and handle on top. Inside there are dials and a speaker.
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Title:
Astor KQ personal portable radio
NFSA ID
1531049
Year
1947
Access fees

Portable radios predate the introduction of transistor models (1954) but were bulky and heavy by comparison.

The Astor KQ ‘Portable Personal’ was one of the smallest radios available when introduced in 1947, but it weighed over two kilograms.

It was expensive too, the price exceeding Astor's more popular table models like the Mickey Mantle.

 

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