Portable tube record player with batteries

[KentTeffeteller]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

RCA made one in the mid-60's. It had a 4 tube radio and battery operated manual 45 RPM turntable. The phono motor run on 4"D" cell and the radio-amp ran on a battery pack, 1.5voltA and 90voltB.

Which likely sold poorly, as Philips (via Mercury Records) had their transistor phono, and many Japanese import AM/Phonograph transistor models were then popular.