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I think this one's from the 50's.... It's pretty small by tube radio standards. Does anyone know if it had a model name? Emerson had names for most of it's transistor radios. I didn't know if it had a name like Power-Mite or something...
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Great design! A bit different from others of the same era...which makes it even cooler.
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Another solid design from Emerson :)
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