This classic video was filmed in the mid '90s, with hosts Roger Handy (whose book, Made in Japan: Transistor Radios of the '50s and '60s, had just come out) and Eric Wrobbel, author of several other transistor books. It shows over 100 of the most remarkable radios up close and in full detail. With running commentary by your hosts and a lot of accompanying images such as original boxes, batteries, accessories, and stylish '50s-era atomic age pop-culture treats!

       This can best be described as "amateur video" and was formerly available only on VHS tape. We went back to the original sources to digitally remaster this DVD, but it's still "amateur video" and on today's big-screen TVs, that's more obvious than ever. This DVD is region-free and is compatible with DVD players worldwide. NTSC format for North America, etc. (PAL format available for Europe at no extra cost).

       1 hour and 43 minutes long.

Here's what you'll see:

Realtone TR-861

Realtone TR-861

Hurricane TR-101

Sylvania 4P14

Suntone

Realtone TR-803 Valiant

Sony TR-8

Polly 6YR-19

Marvel 6YR-19

Marvel in case 6YR-20

Capri TR-2

Crown TR-666

Crown TR-911

Echo 2-trans

Raytheon T-100

Transette

Fleetwood NTR-120

Toshiba TR-193 (Lace)

Barton

Lark (Boy's Radio)

Westinghouse H589P7

Top Notch

Excel Aristocrat 6T2

Trancel T-7

Advertisements--Transistor radio ads from the golden age

Continental

Continental TR-622

General Electric 678

Yaou 6G-908

Regency TR-11

Emerson 999 Champion

Sony TR-63

Toptone AR-65

Toptone AR-65

Suntone 6TR-270

Hoffman RP-706 Solar 

Lafayette FS-91

Marconi 450

Global GR-711

Toshiba 6TP-354

Kobe Kogyo KT-63

Global GR-900

Mitsubishi 6X-140

Midge BR-760

Philco T-66

Astra Lark PT-8

Echo TR-3

Times "Coca Cola" TR-602

Belvedere TR-223

Century AR-640

Silvertone 207

Zenith Royal 50

Batteries--Powering the transistor radio with style

General 6G-780

Mitsubishi 6X-870

Jupiter 6T-330

Solar Six

Marvel 6YR-15A

Crown TR-800

Westinghouse H698P7

Skymaster

Siemens T-1

Sony TR-724

Petite NTR-150

Webcor E-307

Arvin 9577

Dodgers (Tokai) MT-61

Viscount AR-665

Windsor 6T-220

Motorola X17R

Sharp TR-185

Sony TR-86

Gibralter P-1405

Zephyr ZR-930

Oriental (Boy's Radio)

Suntone TR-208

Catalogs and Cars--Period art from the transistor radio era

Standard SR-G430

Standard SR-F23

Toptone AR-610

Eldorado TR-252

Petite-1 6G-620

Orion

Eldorado 6G-770

Royal G-202

Penney's 6TP-393

StarLite Jarmis

Zephyr AR-600

Aiwa AR-600

Orion

Monarch 90

Remington

Standard SR-F25

Selfix

Empire 88

Hoffman BP-411 

Artone

The Boxes They Came In--Interesting graphics and colorful boxes

Realtone TR-1088 "Comet"

Crestline 6T-180

Beach Boy Transistor Radio

Dumont 900

Joni TRN-7J

Modelux (Boy's Radio)

Toshiba 6TR-186

Regency TR-1 (pearlescent pink)

Regency TR-1 (pearl blue)

     As mentioned, this is an amateur video. While it looked great on TVs when it was made, it's not up to today's video standards. Still, well worth it for collectors and a lot of fun. Your significant other will think more highly of you and your collecting habits once your relative restraint is seen alongside the obsessed clowns in this video. Price here reflects eBay's ever-increasing fees. Buyers seeking lower pricing may search "Eric Wrobbel books" online.