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1980s Black and Red Matsui CR4535 Digital Alarm Clock Radio

Jon Nix — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:13:13 +0000

A brand almost synonymous with the 1980s and with a design to match, this is a Matsui CR4535 electronic clock radio which is a no-frills digital alarm clock with radio with black angular shape and red design accents. We're not making this available on the basis that it's an 80s design classic, but it is working and very clean, and it is a very good example of "High Street" electronic products of the time.

It has the basic features you'd expect, housed in a plastic (of course) in a relatively compact body, measuring 20cm across the front, with a depth of 14cm, and a height of 6cm. The radio is two-band (AM/FM), there are snooze and sleep functions and two alarms, and you can choose to wake to the radio or to a buzzer.

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Lloyd’s Electronics Green LED Digital Alarm Clock Radio Model J227

Jon Nix — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:03:20 +0000

From the less well known brand Lloyd's Electronics, this Hong Kong-made digital clock radio has all the retro styling one would hope for in a vintage clock radio. There's the green digital display. The faux wood effect case. The illuminated tuner section. A splash of pseudo-chrome here and there. It might not be made by a household name, but it delivers.

In terms of functions, it has all that you'd expect: AM/FM radio tuner, the facility to wake to buzzer or radio, a snooze mode, high and low dimmer settings for the display, and a sleep function. And it actually sounds pretty good - the speaker delivers a solid and rounded sound out of quite a small package.

In good cosmetic condition with only very minor signs of age and use. The unit measures approximately 30 cm (12 in.) wide (including the tuning knob on the side), 15cm (6 in.) from front to back and has a maximum height of about 10cm (4 in.).

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Very scarce Ross RCR-181 “Z” or “Zig-Zag” Digital Clock Radio and Lamp

Jon Nix — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:03:20 +0000

A very scarce and unusual digital clock radio with lamp made by Ross and dating from the 1980s, the RCR-181 has some notable features. The most obvious of these is the shape and, moreover, the fact that it's possible to change it, depending on how you are using it, and where you want the lamp pointing. The best way to explain this is via the photos attached, but basically the options are 1) lamp to the front over the controls, 2) lamp to the side, or 3) lamp to the rear. The unit itself is quite a size too: about 20 cm (8in.) in height and depth, and about 10 cm (4 in.) in width.

In most other respects - bar the almost completely black plastic styling - it's a fairly standard digital clock radio from the era: AM/FM tuner, snooze function, wake to radio, display dimmer, battery back-up for the clock, etc.

This one is fully functional, but does have some minor cosmetic issues, notable some plastic "burn" marks to the right hand side of the lower portion of the unit, most likely caused by the item being in storage and having had the power cable wrapped around it. It's not awful, but it's there and should be noted - please carefully review the photos if it's a concern. Otherwise, there are a few grazes and scrapes to the plastics, but everything is intact - no cracks or chips.

Open to sensible offers for this unusual slice of 80s.... plastic!

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Vintage Jones Sewing Machine Co. Electronic Clock Radio ECR37

Jon Nix — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:45:17 +0000

A chance to buy a highly unusual item in exceptional condition, complete with original box and paperwork, this is the very snazzily-designed but rather tamely-named ECR37 made by Jones Sewing Machine Company. Yes, you read that right. Sewing Machine Company. Formed in 1860, the company made sewing machines right through to the 1980s under their own name and for others, whilst Brother of Japan formally took over the company in the late 1960s. So, this item is a slight conundrum for several reasons, notably because the eagle-eyed will have realised it's not a sewing machine, and because Brother don't seem to have made digital alarm clock radios. Puzzling.

In any event, there's more than a hint of space-age design to it - it's certainly bold in shape and style. The green LED digits, the protruding front section, the illuminated tuning display, and the complementary speaker grill and button panel design being the key elements to what makes this truly stand out from the crowd. It's unusual in so many ways.

It's in very good (possibly even completely unused) condition with funky orange and yellow box design featuring a couple enjoying some "snooze" time perhaps, and it comes with its original instruction manual. Find me another one!

Serious offers welcomed.

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