Re: Anyone have info on this radio?
There were a large number of radios with cardboard stitched vinyl covered cases made by several big Hong Kong manufacturers from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Some were simple MW/LW sets and some were big 'world radios', but they all have the same distinctive cases.
As Peter says in #4, Koyo used a similar case design for rather better quality radios, and this appears to have been copied by the HK makers. I think Koyo themselves also had a HK operation for a while.
They sold at the bottom of the market, selling through independent dealers, market stalls and mail order. They were sold under a large number of obscure Japanese sounding brand names. Most sound pretty grim, but some are OK and they satisfied a demand for cheap but flashy radios at the time. There hasn't been much interest in them from the vintage radio community up till now, but I get the impression that interest is now increasing and they are becoming collectable.
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