The First Boombox?

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

Look what I ran into just a few minutes ago while reading something about cassettes... This may very well be the very first boombox made?
It's the beautiful 1966 Philips 22RL962 Portable AM/FM Radio with built in cassette recorder and handle, btw!
Anybody know of another earlier Boombox than this one?

 

[bill]

very nice radio. bet it sounds better than people might suspect as well. good find man

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

very nice radio. bet it sounds better than people might suspect as well. good find man

And the model ain't bad either huh bill?

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

very nice radio. bet it sounds better than people might suspect as well. good find man

And the model ain't bad either huh bill?

You beat me to it Stranj!

Well, it's portable, it has a handle, plays a cassette and radio.....It's a boombox of some sort!

 

[GHETTOBLAST]

WOWW

 

[bill]

lol the girl is cute but..... once you have had groupies its hard to get excited about a photograph

 

[mellymelsr]

That is some very interesting boombox history, thanks for posting.

 

[redbenjoe]

lol the girl is cute but..... once you have had groupies its hard to get excited about a photograph

 

[bill]

 

[devol-toni]

If the date of productions is January 17 of that year, then the Philips 22RL962 is old like me

I would like to find one in the wild, to see him personally

 

[sonicteambronx]

I always thought this was the first

 

[maelgwyn]

Yes, but that one doesn't come with a blonde bimbo.

 

[ahardb0dy]

This Sony that Freddie found down here is pretty old. It's supposed to be the first Sony that used transistors:

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

This Sony that Freddie found down here is pretty old. It's supposed to be the first Sony that used transistors:

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That's a cool lookin' one! Does it play cassettes? What year is it? Who's is it??? Any more info on it???

 

[ahardb0dy]

The Sony belongs to Oldschool69 (Freddie), right now my tech still has it and I am waiting for him to put it back together. It is am/fm no tape speakers on each end, model is Sony 8FS-40W and it does run on batteries also

 

[Strānj-Bōōmbŏks]

The Sony belongs to Oldschool69 (Freddie), right now my tech still has it and I am waiting for him to put it back together. It is am/fm no tape speakers on each end, model is Sony 8FS-40W and it does run on batteries also

Oh I see, so 'till now that Philips is the first boombox ever? Anybody seen/know of any earlier models that have radio, handle, and cassette player (with battery compartment also)?

I'm curious... Mr. Ira? Do you know of any other???

 

[sonicteambronx]

Yes, but that one doesn't come with a blonde bimbo.

I just cracked up on that one LOL!