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Sonolor Derby Portable

Standard early sixties portable.


Data for Sonolor Derby
ProductionFrance, 1965.
BandsGO (1200-2000m), PO (200-550m).
CabinetPlastic Red and Yellow. Size 24x13x6 cm. Weight 1100 gr (inc batt).
PowerBatt 2x4.5V.

The Design

The 4.5V flat batteries were used quite often around 1960, especially in French radios.

Obtained12/2010 from Gerard Masmeijer.
Condition8.
DisposedSold 12/2018.
Sound samplePLAY SOUND   In memory of the Cuba crisis of the early sixties, please enjoy some Havana music.

This Object

The battery lid slides nicely inside the radio. The two batteries are kept in a nice box, almost looking like one big battery itself. I only wonder why the connector has four pins.

Part of Gerard's Radio Corner.
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