452
452
Sony
Japan, 1959
enameled metal, plastic, metal 8 h × 8½ w × 11 d in (20 × 22 × 28 cm)
Japan, 1959
enameled metal, plastic, metal 8 h × 8½ w × 11 d in (20 × 22 × 28 cm)
estimate: $500–700
result: $468
The Portable Transistor Television from 1959 represents the first fully transistorized television, and was highly innovative for its portability and light weight. The design won the Compasso d'Oro award in 1960.
Literature: Design Since 1945, Philadelphia Museum of Art, pg. 94