Title
Philips transistor radio
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
transistor radio
Dimension
Object size: L:28.5 x H:17.0 x B:76 cm
Accession No.
1996-01350
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr C. K. Tan
NLB Type
Cultural artefact
A transistor radio is a portable radio receiver that operates on transistor-based circuitry. Transistor radios were popular electronic communication devices since they were first introduced in 1954. In the 1960s and 1970s, billions of such radios were produced worldwide. Their portability changed the listening habits of people as they could listen to music anywhere on the move. In the 1970s, their popularity declined when other portable media players such as boom boxes and portable cassette players emerged.
