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MOTORFILM Spaziale Black & White TV, 1970
PANASONIC TR005 Black & White TV, 1972
PANASONIC TR005 Black & White TV, 1972
WELTRON, complete Weltron product line up 1970
WELTRON 8-Track Player, 1970
Weltron 8-Track Player, Joe Colombo KD27 Lamp, Grand Star GS-939 Alarm Clock
Weltron 2007 Record Player & Stereo System, 1970.
GRUNDIG HiFi Cube Loud Speakers, 1970
GRUNDIG HiFi Cube Loud Speakers, 1970
GRUNDIG HiFi Cube Loud Speakers, 1970
ROSITA TONMOBEL Vision 2000 Stereo System, 1971
Design by Thilo Oerke
ROSITA TONMOBEL Vision 2000 Stereo System, 1971
Design by Thilo Oerke
ROSITA TONMOBEL Vision 2000 Stereo System, 1971
Design by Thilo Oerke
PHILIPS Pompon 22 GF Record Player, 1969
PHILIPS Pompon 22 GF Record Player, 1969
PHILIPS Pompon 22 GF Record Player, 1969
PHILIPS Pompon 22 GF Record Player, 1969
PHILIPS Pompon 22 GF Record Player, 1969 Advertisement in Playboy
PHILIPS 423 22GF Record Player, 1970's
PHILIPS 423 22GF Record Player, 1970's
PHILIPS 423 22GF Record Player, 1970's
ERICSSON Ericofon Telephone
designed by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell e Has Gösta Thames in 1954
PANASONIC JE855U Calculator, 1972
SONY Solid State AM Radio, 1970's
Panasonic R70 Panapet AM Radio, 1970's
Panasonic R70 Panapet AM Radio, 1970's
Panasonic R70 Panapet AM Radio, 1970's
Panasonic R70 Panapet AM Radio, 1970's
Panasonic R70 Panapet AM Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
From Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 70s"
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC R72 Toot-A-Loop Radio, 1970's
PANASONIC RF93 Radio, 1970
SONY TR-1824 Solid State Radio
SONY TR-1824 Solid State Radio
SONY TR-1824 Solid State Radio
SANYO RP1711 AM Cube Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP1711 AM Cube Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP1711 AM Cube Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP1711 AM Cube Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP 1750R Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP 1750R Radio, 1970's
SANYO RP 1750R Radio, 1970's
TOSHIBA RP-12 Young Pet Radio, 1970's
TOSHIBA RP-12 Young Pet Radio, 1970's
TOSHIBA RP-12 Young Pet Radio, 1970's
TOSHIBA RP-12 Young Pet Radio, 1970's
SANYO RM1800 Fashion Clock Radio 1970's
SANYO RM1800 Fashion Clock Radio 1970's
Trying to make a pretty thorough list of the most beautiful modern electronics that were every designed is a task you can only dream about. We love these vintage electronics which we first started to collect at the NYC flea market on 22nd and 23rd street in the late 1990's.
Above: Panasonic R-72 Toot-A-Loop AM radio
A popular classic remains the Panasonic R-72 Toot-A-Loop AM radio. Part-radio and part-fashion accessory, the Toot-A-Loop was wearable technology. Worn around the wrist like a bracelet, or carried like a purse, the Toot-A-Loop was shaped like a tapered doughnut, twisting open to reveal the tuning dial on the inside. The AM-only radio also came with fun stickers so users could customize it. In the early 1970s, the Apollo 11 had just landed on the moon, signaling the start of the new space age, Volkswagen Beetles ruled the roads and rollerskates were a must-have. The Toot-a-Loop fashion radio, with its objet d'art theme, unusual design and fun colors, embodied the sense of fun and youthfulness of prevailing pop culture.
Panasonic R-70 Panapet AM radio
Another design icon is the Panasonic R70 Panapet. The quirky 'Panapet', produced by Panasonic in 1970 to commemorate the World Expo in Osaka, was a ball-shaped radio that hung on a chain. Two chrome-plated dials on the surface controlled tuning and volume, and the tuning display itself was set into the ball. Initially released as an AM-only radio, customers could choose from red, yellow, white, blue and avocado green versions. First exhibited at the World Expo in Osaka, the Panapet perfectly captured the playful pop spirit of the early 1970s. With its boldly futuristic spherical design and space age styling, it was an instant hit with the young and youthful-at-heart when it burst onto the scene.
While it may be impossible to collect them all, you can always come back to this blog and dream away. Many more to come so check this blog once in a while, we will keep adding new finds.
Most of these exceptionally designed electronic gems stem from the period of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Unfortunately we do not know many of the designer's names. They were almost always designed by the in-house design teams of the respectable companies. All of these collectible electronics are out of production, of course. Try your luck at flea markets in Europe or Japan or visit online auctions.
Image and research credit for this article to spdm in Japan which has established the world's largest collection of vintage electronics. Other amazing contributing source credits for images who have done an incredible job to document some of these vintage electronics in this article m2tv, ericwrobbel.com, trd.be, retrolution.dk, panasonic, flickr, dkimages, flickr, galessa's plastics' photostream.
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