1956
Manufactured by Ekco in 1965 this 7-transistor radio is housed in a plastic cabinet. It has Medium and Long wave band reception plus a band spread broadcast receive function on the medium waveband. Push buttons mounted on the side of the radio switch these functions together with a rotary edge-type volume control.
The retail-selling price for this model was £13.2s.6d plus purchase tax.
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The average working wage in 1965 was £10.7s.11d. for a 44.3hour week.
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