Emerson 856

One of the last attempts to continue using tubes in portable radios, the 856 debuted in 1956 utilizing two "peanut" tubes along with three transistors. I hate to think of what the battery cost was for this radio! Radio is quite small, about 6" x 4" x 1.5".
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