hi guys,just been given one of these by a good friend of mine!all i could find on line is a pic of the owners manual showing it.....

apparently dates to 1968,is nice and big and sturdy.....anyone else have one?got major problems with this one but will mention those in the tech area.he also gave me a fully working sanyo seventies music centre in a briefcase,all working for freeso yet again im a very happy bunny indeed!any more info on the crowncorder id be much greatful guys

what the bloody hell is that Andy

its a very rare and early boombox bro,dates back to 1968.....got it working last night and it sounds great tooeven has detachable speakers with pull out microphones hidden insideso not only is it the first boombox,but it proves that 3 piece design got in there firstits a terrific thing,actually quite big in dimensions too

1968?...crikey, its as old as me

Like the mics

well if it floats your boat then that's great, congrats

made in japan?

i bet it is.....& built like a tank, i'd love to see it in the flesh.

look how long it's lasted

yes its japan built,its not solid-solid if you know what i mean but its an impressive thingborrowed these pics from one i found on ebay u.s.....

mine is exactly the same as this,sounds pretty decent too,quite a lot of bass,mine needs some electrical switch cleaner in a ll the usual spots plus i need to do a re belt at some point as the rewind is none existant but she still plays and fast forwards fine

i owe my mate a massive thanks for giving me this rare one dont i fellas

oh and mines tidier than this one,especially on the front face

right at the beginning of the stereo portable idea - this is typical of the time!

look how advanced the concept bacame by 1980! amazing achievement for the humble cassette!

Not the prettiest girl on the block but for 1968...she's not that bad

Hi..it is my first post here...my name is Ricardo and im from Argentina (South America) Im owner of this rare item...I bought it a few days ago on a local site...I promise share pics this week

Welcome Ricardo, looking forward to the pics

Brutus442 posted:

Not the prettiest girl on the block but for 1968...she's not that bad

What is surprising is how close to the standard boombox format it is for such an early unit. I had a look for when Philips first made a Radio Cassette and found that although they beat Crown by two years they came up with a bizarre looking mono unit (4th picture down).

http://www.philips-historische....nl/cassette-uk.html

The words "Solid State" near the handle date the Crown. In 1968 products like TVs were still using valves / tubes.