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1960 (Creation)
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- Philips Electronic Industries Ltd.
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1 radio ; 11.2 x 14 x 31.5 cm
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Acquired by the Design Exchange from Cora Golden; Toronto, Ontario; 2001-01-22; gift.
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Oblong pinkish brown radio with top grill and white convex front grill, dial and on-off button.
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injection-moulded styrene; electrical element; electrical cord
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In 1961, Interplas, an international plastic show in London, England, named the radio the best Canadian design. (Germany was awarded for a pocket radiogram designed by Max Braun). Ducharme says this transistor radio was the "last radio made in Canada". Designed in 1960, when Ducharme was chief designer in the consumer electronics division of Philips, it earns its name from its bean-like shape. A rare departure for the risk-adverse company, the tooling alone cost $200,000. Luckily, buyers appreciated its quirky charm, and bought 40,000 units -- a remarkable volume in a maturing and fragmented market. After this model, Philips, Sylvania, and all other Canadian manufacturers conceded the transistor radio market to offshore competitors. It was injection moulded, in Philips' Leaside plant, from high impact, heat resistant Styrene.
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Sticker on the bottom of the unit that reads "Caution- This receiver should be adequately ventilated. A minimum clearance of 3in. is recommended between the top of receiver and any obstruction"; "Union Made Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International" sticker on the bottom of the unit; blue and stained-white circular sticker depicting a maple leaf; c65679195
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2025-01-05. Anna St.Onge. Creation. Based on descriptions previously created by Aviva Weisman and Matthew Alexander.
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- English