STP Oil Treatment P-2782 Secret Formula

General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

  • Year
  • 1969 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 140716
    • Brand: Musaphonic

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1 x 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: STP Oil Treatment P-2782 [Secret Formula] - General Electric Co. GE;
  • Shape
  • Design Radio or Novelty / Gadget - fancy or unusual shape.
  • Notes
  • General Electric STP Oil Treatment P-2782 [Secret Formula]

    STP oil can shaped radio, lettered: "Secret Formula", "STP Oil Treatment", "Super Concentrated 100% Pure Petroleum" & "Add To Your Oil", STP stands for "Scientifically Treated Petroleum".

    According to Collecting Transistor Novelty Radios by Robert F. Breed, Premium Resources International (PRI/HKA or PRI/Hiraoka) was a distributor of these novelty radios to companies for promotional purposes.

    Another version is the STP Oil Treatment [Racers Edge].

    Made in Hong-Kong

  • Source of data
  • -- Collector info (Sammler)
  • Author
  • Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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