Posted 10 years ago
msanchez78
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Hello, my mother brought this from Cuba in 1966 when she escaped. Can someone please help me identify it and perhaps afford a guess as to what it is worth? It actually works ... if you put a coin in it! Thanks.
Here is some information:
1) JJJ in diamond logo was first used in 1967 by JJJ Merchandise Corp., NY and was registered in 1968 (#72300197) - this was for use on "cigarette lighters"
2) AUD-I-TONE brand was used by a company called Continental Merchandise Co., NY in the 1960's for radios.
3) google "Crown Melody coin-operated transistor radios" - this is the closest images I could find to what you have - Crown was a Japanese manufacturer of radios in the 1950's and 1960's
thank you for your prompt and professional reply - greatly appreciated as it is a family heirloom (of sorts!)