Congrats on your 350th subscriber! "Real" Westinghouse (not the important and re-labeled stuff) consumer electronics items were built like "brick s**thouses". I always felt that Westinghouse was second only to Zenith in terms of build/component quality. A very nice, and well cared for radio. The theory/saying that "you can't judge a book by it's cover" is proven to be incorrect in this case - as that housing is one of the better, more durable designs (in Nylon®) that I've seen, yet.
***** Thanks Tim! Westinghouse sets are generally well made, but they made the traces on their circuit boards too thin, so they break easily (Motorola on the other hand used traces that were so thick it's hard to un-solder parts from their boards.) I don't think the case on this set is Nylon, at least it doesn't feel like it, but it is a high quality plastic of some kind, which they claimed is "Unbreakable".
Late night mistake - "imported", not "important", DUH!! I must say, that case is impressive, as it shows their dedication to quality. I have "oodles of relatives" who live in the Pittsburgh area, and most of them work/worked for Westinghouse. This, too, may be the reason for my fondness towards their products. All the best, Tim
Thanks! It's WINR actually. I don't carry a radio with me myself when I'm out (perhaps surprisingly), but I do listen quite a bit in the car and at home.
OldRadioAl Thanks Al, you were one of my first subscribers and I really appreciate the encouragement you have given me since the beginning! The markings on the dial are actually recessed and were filled with black paint, not printed on like most later sets (but then again this was a pricey set when new).
Matt - congrats on hitting 350+ subscribers! A super clean radio and I love the advertisement and dealer docs. Another great sounding radio too. Thanks again for sharing. Best, Don
RestoreOldRadios Thanks Don! I am quite pleased with how this one turned out, and it's always great to have the paperwork to go with a set (I only have the 1956 dealers sheet, but I am looking for other years). Regards, Matt
atco21117 Thanks Atco! I have been trying to collect dealer info when I see it up for sale at reasonable prices; it seems not many original sales brochures have survived.
Beautiful radio ‼️ It’s really amazing how a radio 60+years old, and (with a bit of work) Still performs as new. And still be a good amount of radios from the ‘50’s-‘60’s around. I found 4 so far, without really trying too hard. (Raytheon, G.E., Arvin, and R.C.A.-. All made in America ❗️).
50sTransistorRadios The Raytheon I have is the Airline BR1100-a. Black and “tan”(?). It’s been in the shop, and has been professionally restored, ( keeping all original parts in place) he said he documented the restoration. He said he just mailed it back to me ( with a couple of others). I can’t wait to get them back. Eventually it will be featured on “Tom’s Radio Room Show “ I hope. I picked it up at a thrift shop for $5.oo‼️
As a kid I remember what a dollar was worth back then, I could go to the local theater on saturday and see 2 movies for 25 cents. A dollar back went a long way.
It sounds good being small vintage and the first one from them, Westinghouse. We have a vintage Westinghouse am-fm/phono combo, mono three way console from 1957, I think Westinghouse was a good Brand.
The inflation rate from '56 would make that radio cost over $600.00 today! Hard to believe someone would pay that. Of course "suggested retail value" I don't think means that much and the radio may have sold for less, but still must have been pricey. Thanks.
zachtownsend1 What does the above average car stereo cost today ( speakers ,incl. subwoofer and amp. Set up)❓ Those “pocket “radios don’t seem like much today, but the technology was new, and the idea of actually sticking a radio in your pocket was a whole new concept. Same-Same, with the Flat Screen TVs when they first came out. By the middle of the 1960’s prices were dropping fast. Japan was “dumping “ ultra tiny radios into the U.S. And by 1970, at 9 years old, I could do enough work around the neighborhood to buy my own pocket radio . By then , kids ( girls too) all had pocket radios like Cellphones today. I have this radio, except light gold trim. It’s in the “shop” now and hopefully he can fix it without costing me too much 🙂 📻👍🙂‼️
I HAD ON LIKE THAT ,THE SPEAKER HAD AN OPEN VOICE COIL I REPLACED THE SPEAKER WITH ONE THAT DIDN,T HAVE THE TAP FOR THE SCREW, ALTHOUGH THE LUGS ON THE CASE KEPT THE CASE TOGETHER FAIRLY SNUG WITHOUT THE SCREW !....////
The screw does seem to be unnecessary on this set, but I guess they wanted the back to be extra secure. Whenever a speaker fails, it seems to almost always be a weird one that's hard to find a replacement for.
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Congrats on your 350th subscriber! "Real" Westinghouse (not the important and re-labeled stuff) consumer electronics items were built like "brick s**thouses". I always felt that Westinghouse was second only to Zenith in terms of build/component quality. A very nice, and well cared for radio. The theory/saying that "you can't judge a book by it's cover" is proven to be incorrect in this case - as that housing is one of the better, more durable designs (in Nylon®) that I've seen, yet.
***** Thanks Tim! Westinghouse sets are generally well made, but they made the traces on their circuit boards too thin, so they break easily (Motorola on the other hand used traces that were so thick it's hard to un-solder parts from their boards.) I don't think the case on this set is Nylon, at least it doesn't feel like it, but it is a high quality plastic of some kind, which they claimed is "Unbreakable".
Late night mistake - "imported", not "important", DUH!!
I must say, that case is impressive, as it shows their dedication to quality.
I have "oodles of relatives" who live in the Pittsburgh area, and most of them work/worked for Westinghouse. This, too, may be the reason for my fondness towards their products.
All the best,
Tim
I do like their sets too, even if I usually end up having to hunt down an intermittent connection or two to get them working right.
4:44 WSM?
Stunningly beautiful radio!
I often carry a pocket radio with me even today.
Thanks! It's WINR actually. I don't carry a radio with me myself when I'm out (perhaps surprisingly), but I do listen quite a bit in the car and at home.
Really nice looking set, Matt. The dial graphics look new. The dealer sheets, to me, are just as interesting. Congrats on hitting 350!
OldRadioAl Thanks Al, you were one of my first subscribers and I really appreciate the encouragement you have given me since the beginning! The markings on the dial are actually recessed and were filled with black paint, not printed on like most later sets (but then again this was a pricey set when new).
What a great looking and sounding radio....congrats on your subs!!
JacksJunkDotCom Thanks Jack! It's definitely one of the better first generation sets.
Matt - congrats on hitting 350+ subscribers! A super clean radio and I love the advertisement and dealer docs. Another great sounding radio too. Thanks again for sharing. Best, Don
RestoreOldRadios Thanks Don! I am quite pleased with how this one turned out, and it's always great to have the paperwork to go with a set (I only have the 1956 dealers sheet, but I am looking for other years). Regards, Matt
Very nice radio Matt, and informative with all that dealer info. Congratulations on your 350th subscriber! See ya -- Atco
atco21117 Thanks Atco! I have been trying to collect dealer info when I see it up for sale at reasonable prices; it seems not many original sales brochures have survived.
Beautiful radio ‼️
It’s really amazing how a radio 60+years old, and (with a bit of work)
Still performs as new.
And still be a good amount of radios from the ‘50’s-‘60’s around.
I found 4 so far, without really trying too hard.
(Raytheon, G.E., Arvin, and R.C.A.-. All made in America ❗️).
Thanks! They were (for the most part) built to last back then. I'm curious as to which Raytheon set you have, as they are pretty hard to find.
50sTransistorRadios
The Raytheon I have is the Airline BR1100-a.
Black and “tan”(?).
It’s been in the shop, and has been professionally restored, ( keeping all original parts in place) he said he documented the restoration.
He said he just mailed it back to me ( with a couple of others).
I can’t wait to get them back.
Eventually it will be featured on “Tom’s Radio Room Show “ I hope.
I picked it up at a thrift shop for $5.oo‼️
I have one of these, not working - and a fair amount of corrosion.😐
Nice to hear one play.
Cool little radio.
📻🙂
Very nice radio! Thanks for sharing
Billy Steen Thanks and thanks for watching!
As a kid I remember what a dollar was worth back then, I could go to the local theater on saturday and see 2 movies for 25 cents. A dollar back went a long way.
+Bri G. Movies have gotten more expensive, but radios have certainly come down in price (and quality). This radio cost ~$600 in today's money.
It sounds good being small vintage and the first one from them, Westinghouse. We have a vintage Westinghouse am-fm/phono combo, mono three way console from 1957, I think Westinghouse was a good Brand.
Westinghouse made some good radios
I saw the price on the brochure and was floored...$70 in 1956 is a lot of money, almost $700!
thats a really nice radio.nice case too.
Thanks, I agree. They don't make cases like that anymore.
Its cool how they used the speaker for the screw hole to mount the back cover...
That's actually pretty common on American transistor radios, Zenith and Emerson did the same on many of their smaller radios.
The inflation rate from '56 would make that radio cost over $600.00 today! Hard to believe someone would pay that. Of course "suggested retail value" I don't think means that much and the radio may have sold for less, but still must have been pricey. Thanks.
zachtownsend1 Early transistor radios were quite expensive, and this set wasn't even the priciest! (the Zenith Royal 500 sold for $75 originally)
zachtownsend1
What does the above average car stereo cost today ( speakers ,incl. subwoofer and amp. Set up)❓
Those “pocket “radios don’t seem like much today, but the technology was new, and the idea of actually sticking a radio in your pocket was a whole new concept.
Same-Same, with the Flat Screen TVs when they first came out.
By the middle of the 1960’s prices were dropping fast.
Japan was “dumping “ ultra tiny radios into the U.S. And by 1970, at 9 years old, I could do enough work around the neighborhood to buy my own pocket radio .
By then , kids ( girls too) all had pocket radios like Cellphones today.
I have this radio, except light gold trim.
It’s in the “shop” now and hopefully he can fix it without costing me too much 🙂
📻👍🙂‼️
cool transitor radio
Nice radio!
And today, Westinghouse Electric Company is better known as ... CBS Corporation.
Happy three fitty
kmfurr1 I guess I missed the opportunity to make a "three fifty" joke in my video
I HAD ON LIKE THAT ,THE SPEAKER HAD AN OPEN VOICE COIL I REPLACED THE SPEAKER WITH ONE THAT DIDN,T HAVE THE TAP FOR THE SCREW, ALTHOUGH THE LUGS ON THE CASE KEPT THE CASE TOGETHER FAIRLY SNUG WITHOUT THE SCREW !....////
The screw does seem to be unnecessary on this set, but I guess they wanted the back to be extra secure. Whenever a speaker fails, it seems to almost always be a weird one that's hard to find a replacement for.