TRANSISTOR RADIO DESIGN

Here we have two magnificent jewels of the Orient! These captivating Toshiba Lace pocket radios were manufactured in Japan in 1959. The design is both visionary and extravagant.

The obvious highlight of these divine Toshiba Lace radios is the real lace integrated into the clear plastic casing. Phenomenal! Think about what sort of manufacturing headaches that must have entailed. The designers at Toshiba really outdid themselves when they created these beauties. These TR-193’s also feature delicate under-painted tuning dials. It is hard to find these radios without damage to the dial. Both of mine are free of chips and cracks.

I know of only two other radios that make use of lace in this unique way, the Penny’s 7TM-285S and the Toshiba 6TR-186. All are very collectible!
 

According to the date code inside my Red Lace it was manufactured in July of 1959 and has an extraordinarily low serial number of 379!