"Lou" wrote in message
.. .
I have a radio that my mother gave to my father as a gift in the late
1970's (or there abouts, she thinks). It's a Candle made by the Tokyo
Transistor Industry Co., LTD., model TK-2653.

[snip]

For what it's worth, I associate Candle radios with the late 50s and early
60s, but I'm no expert.

The few Candle radios I'm aware of are shirt pocket AM only transistor
radios.

Frank Dresser

"Frank Dresser" ) writes:
"Lou" wrote in message
.. .
I have a radio that my mother gave to my father as a gift in the late
1970's (or there abouts, she thinks). It's a Candle made by the Tokyo
Transistor Industry Co., LTD., model TK-2653.

[snip]

For what it's worth, I associate Candle radios with the late 50s and early
60s, but I'm no expert.

The few Candle radios I'm aware of are shirt pocket AM only transistor
radios.

Frank Dresser


I recognize the name, and since I wouldn't have noticed much in
the sixties (because I was too young), I have the feeling the label
did run into the seventies.

That said, my impression is that it isn't much more than a label,
that the radios were pretty generic and low end.

Given that, I wouldn't be surprised to find one of those portable
am/fm/sw and "public service" band radios with a Candle label on it.

Michael

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
...

"Lou" wrote in message
.. .
I have a radio that my mother gave to my father as a gift in the late
1970's (or there abouts, she thinks). It's a Candle made by the Tokyo
Transistor Industry Co., LTD., model TK-2653.

[snip]

For what it's worth, I associate Candle radios with the late 50s and early
60s, but I'm no expert.

The few Candle radios I'm aware of are shirt pocket AM only transistor
radios.

Frank Dresser

I sold some Candle stereos... I still use one of them
today... and in
general they were a good brand name, although my $700.00 Candle micro-
wave oven went kaput after 4 years.