[ATTACH] The backside has an interesting design. This walkman is also completely made out of plastic, but like the WM-51 it does not feel cheap...
[ATTACH] It has a similar - but not the same - mechanism as the WM-51 and from a distance you could maybe consider this as a WM-51 with tuner....
Years ago I believed that there was only one model with integrated headphones, and a winding mechanism - the WM-51 that is. Then I learned about...
[ATTACH] I like the way you can see the gears if you look carefully.
[ATTACH] The mechanism is a beauty of its own and quite common for that era.
[ATTACH] Next to the nice button design - where the LOCK switch mechanically locks the buttons, including EJECT - I also like the design of the...
[ATTACH] The volume button looks like the old WM-20 style era, but the screw is different - a real screw this time.
[ATTACH] The battery doors with an uncommon design, and the serial number stickers which are quite different.
[ATTACH] The 2nd one is a little colored, it saw some more sunlight probably.
[ATTACH] I always really liked the WM-51. The concept of built in headphones is cool by itself. And it also has a great design and the nice...
[ATTACH] Yes, you got it! Built in headphones!
I have a question... what do these walkmans have in common? [ATTACH]
Cool! Really nice that you had this article, it clarifies everything. I also remember those slider mechanisms in car radios, I used to repair them...
Staar je er niet blind op Emiel.
This is another patent with very limited public information available - from the picture it looks like Theophiel Clement Jozef Lodewijk Staar...
[ATTACH] I got curious and scanned this STAAR patent. It's unlikely that this is the one we have seen in our walkmans, because as far as I know...
It seems STAAR is originally a Belgian company from 1920, with a track record in making electronics. From 1965 onwards they were involved in...
[ATTACH] That wraps up the SW55/77 Shockwave series. If you're into a rugged - and therefore a bit larger - design, and you don't need it to be...
[ATTACH] The eye-catcher of this series is the lock for the cassette lid. It's a big knob you can twist to open the door. Opening and closing it...
[ATTACH] This is the lid itself. Metal and very solid. I think this is the part that gives the whole device a tank-like feeling, very solid and...
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