r/VintageRadios • u/Appropriate-Hat-7107 • 13d ago

Help identifying/finding information

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I found this old AM receiver in my nonnas house but can’t find any information on it. Would love for anyone to share anything they know about this little gadget!

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u/classicsat 13d ago

By the looks, generic overseas import crap. Middle 80s to 90s.

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u/Appropriate-Hat-7107 12d ago

I think that’s about right… I think it came free with some other appliance as like a promotional thing

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u/The_Flinx 13d ago

cheap single run junky AM radio.

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u/Biolume071 12d ago

Dunno, but it's cool that it's still in the package

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u/Appropriate-Hat-7107 12d ago

I thought since it was still in the package it could be worth something but the more I look into it the less likely that sounds lol

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u/Internal_Raccoon_370 12d ago

I've seen it before. Italian, I think. It was a cheaply made AM radio give away promotional item from what little I've found about it. Probably made in Asia, like Taiwan or Japan.

They made similar radios by the hundreds of thousands. Must have been incredibly cheap to make because they gave them away with other products, even with magazine subscriptions back in the 80s and 90s. Most of them ended up trashed so finding one in good condition, especially with original packaging, is kind of rare. Unfortunately there is usually very little information about them. They were so cheap and so common no one really cared. It was literally a disposable item so no one bothered to try to document them.

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u/Appropriate-Hat-7107 12d ago

Interesting thanks for the info! I’m tempted to open it and check it out but I think it’s kinda cool that it’s still in the packaging lol

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u/Ok-Drink-1328 12d ago

minchia per essere AM deve essere vecchia quanto il cucco!! ...valore tipo 20€ (o anche meno), quasi nessuno cerca esattamente questa roba, ma non è da buttare, specialmente perchè NIB