TRANSISTOR RADIO DESIGN

This ‘Atomic Age’ Raytheon T-100-2 was manufactured in the USA in 1955/56! This was Raytheon’s second transistor radio and their first pocket size (coat pocket) radio. Its dimensions are 3.3" X 6.3" X 2.0" inches (86 x 162 x 51 mm).

This handsome Raytheon T-100-2 features one of the most memorable logos ever produced – a blazing thermonuclear atom fused with the words ‘Raytheon Transistorized’!
 

Both the T-100 and the T-150 share the same cabinet with small cosmetic differences.

This Raytheon T-100 has a serial number of 33465. Stamped inside the battery compartment are the following colors that the radio came in; black-yellow, ivory-yellow, black-red, ivory-red, and ivory-gray. Each color combination is denoted in the model number by the last digit.

“Made under licenses of RCA and Hazeltine and other patents” is also stamped inside the battery compartment. During the early 1950’s RCA and Hazeltine Labs owned or controlled most consumer electronics patents and a manufacturer had to seek license and technical support from these companies.