Vintage Beatles Endorsed 60\'s Pepsi Vending Machine Transistor Radio - Classic for Sale

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Vintage Beatles Endorsed 60\'s Pepsi Vending Machine Transistor Radio - Classic For Sale

$Vintage Beatles Endorsed 60\'s Pepsi Vending Machine Transistor Radio - Classic$
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Vintage Beatles Endorsed 60\'s Pepsi Vending Machine Transistor Radio - Classic:
$300.00

Vintage Beatles Endorsed
60\'s Pepsi Vending Machine Transistor Radio
With Carrying Case!Given to the Beatles during their US visit. Featured in the documentary, \"The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit.\"

From antiqueradio.com radio is a 9-transistor superhet portable made by the Tokyo Electric Industry Company for Pepsi-Cola in New York City and marketed by Industrial Contacts Inc., also in New York. It measures 31/8\" x 19/16\" x 611/16\" tall (80 x 40 x 70 mm) and is molded in red, white and blue. It comes with a red leather carrier. On some examples, the outside of the blue (front) section has faded to greenish blue. The inside is usually the original blue.

A screw secures the red back cover, but even with that screw undone, molded-in detents still hold it on. It\'s a tight fit, and you have to pry the cover off. All examples I\'ve seen either have cracks or pieces missing in the corners because of this problem. The damage occurs when the back is taken off to replace batteries. Be careful.

On the front, under a clear plastic bubble, are the words, \"Say Pepsi Please.\" The drinks offered are Patio, Teem and Pepsi.

The radio is AM only and runs on four AA batteries, which were called \"penlight\" back then. It is actually a pretty good performer and pulls in a lot of stations at night. An earphone with carrying pouch was supplied. I listened to one with modern full-size headphones and found the tone to be quite good, with plenty of bass and volume, which is all wasted on the built-in 21/2\" speaker.

These radios originally came in relatively nice boxes. On the sides are the following words: \"Distortion free tuning Amazing range Nine transistor circuit for power & range Lightweight Compact Pocketable Outstanding selectivity Perfect tonal quality.\" I agree with the performance claims!

During the Beatles\' first tour of America, the local New York radio stations played a large role in their success. This radio was one of their links to these stations.