Was planning to polish the dull cabinet but noticed that the finish is normally somewhat "flat" after seeing beneath grill trim and inside, so am going to leave it alone. Flattened the dents in grille as well as I could and because the aluminum was so worn/scuffed, tried Novus-2 (which isn't made for this) on it-an improvement, but still doesn't look that great. The grille and its trim is attached with small nuts-easy to remove. Very little time for radios with good weather and continuing family issues.ĭid get this disassembled last night and detail cleaned the cabinet pieces.
It has reduction tuning and a magnified "peephole" for dial as well as a fold out chromed "kickstand" on back cover.Īm looking forward to seeing how it looks & works after giving it the "full treatment" ! Can already tell it will be a neat addition to the Motorola "sub-collection".īelow is a quick pic I took after returning home Friday night.Īnyone one else have one ? How well do they work once recapped and aligned ?ĪRF X11E BEFORE.jpg Read on-line that this was the first Japanese made transistor shirt-pocket set bearing an American brand-made by Tokai in 1959. The speaker grille is dented and somewhat pushed-in, but the anodized trim and lettering still look good.
Wiped off most of the accumulated dirt with a water dampened cloth and the plastic was very dull from years of handling. It had a somewhat rusty Panasonic battery inside and was very surprised that it still worked when I turned it on ! Decent performance, but volume a bit low probably due to bad electrolytic(s). Have seen these on Ebay, but didn't realize how small they were or how neat and well-made the front panel trim was. It was a very dirty, well-used little set in a vendor's $5 pile and immediately caught the eye. This is one of two radios that I bought yesterday at the IHRS meet in Kokomo, IN Friday-first time I'd ever found anything at a gathering that "tripped the trigger".
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