Artefacts

Sapporo 1972, transistor radio set, launched for the Olympic Games.

Physical description

Portable transistor.

Created

Created: Sony Creative Products, Inc.

Materials

composite material, metal

Colors

silver, black

Dimension

15.5 x 9 x 4 cm

Literature

Broadcasting the Olympics / Diffusion des Jeux Olympiques.. Lausanne : Musée Olympique, 1998. 127 p. ISBN 92-9160-034-2.

Type of item

Technical equipment -> radio

Reference number

74173

Keywords

Sapporo 1972, Olympic Winter Games Technology Technical progress Radio broadcasting Media

Notes

This radio is from the 1972 Games in Sapporo. The Americans had launched the first transistor radio set in 1954, followed by the Japanese in 1955.From 1961, all new portable radio receivers on salewere transistor radios, with some rare exceptions.