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1962 Westinghouse "Escort" RS21P08A :





The Escort is referred to by collectors as the "Swiss Army Knife" of transistor radios: Besides being a radio, it was also a watch, a flashlight, and a cigarette lighter! And it's batteries were rechargable, with a flip-out AC plug on the back of the set so that the radio itself could be stuck directly into a wall socket for recharging...


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