TRANSISTOR RADIO DESIGN

This Standard SR-G24A was manufactured in Japan in 1959.

The Standard Radio Corporation was established in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1953 when they began manufacturing portable tube radios. In 1957 they manufactured their first transistor radio, the ultra rare SR-F31. In 1959 a new factory was built in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan and this became the company's headquarters. In 1965 Standard released the first of its very successful line of Micronic Ruby miniature radios. In March of 1975, Standard Radio Corporation changed its name to Marantz Japan, Inc.

This elegant Standard SR-G24A features a metal name badge written in automobile script. Only a select few of Standard's earliest models used this script. It also features a vertical silver under-painted face and metal speaker grill painted to match the plastic cabinet color. It has twin earphone jacks on the side so that two can share the fun!

This large coat pocket size Standard measures 171mm W x 115mm H. However it is very thin measuring just 28mm deep! It has a small stand at the back to stop it toppling over.

There is an earlier version of this radio; model SR-G24 (drop the A). Slight cabinet and chassis modifications distinguish the two. Ref: Alan Kastner’s RadioWallah.

I have seen these Standards colored light green, pink, ivory and this coral/salmon example.

This SR-G24A uses 7 Hitachi transistors.