Maybe this forum can help me. I am trying to find any sort of full picture, info of the first stereo I ever owned, given me as a birthday present in May 1983. 

Here is a photo of its left edge:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/b...t-72157621596272210/

Does anyone know what model it is? Thanks!

bp

with the picture being so blurry and the fact that its only the left edge its not got going to be an easy match up....if your in the states it could be some sort of general electric or radio shack/montgomery wards model?really bro i dont have a clue,sorry

No speakers to it?

Yes, it had two speakers to it -- they did not attach to the unit -- it's not a boom box, but they were the same height and depth. There's a tiny chance it was a Sears unit, but I am pretty sure it came from Wards, and definitely was purchased in May 1983. 

Hmm...

bp

Sorry - yes, it almost certainly came from Montgomery Wards - slight possibility of Sears. Was not a mobile stereo -- was what would now be called a "bookshelf" system, I guess, though it's a bit wider than, say, my current Tivoli.

Thanks

bp

Try wishbookweb.com... They have a bunch of Sears and Wards catalogs scanned and posted. Or radioshackcatalogs.com if it might be a Realistic/Clarinette...

Thank you! While I did not find the unit at the Wishbook website, what they did offer lead me to conclude it was the 1982 Sears Christmas catalog I needed, and a Google search brought me to it at Wishbook's own Flickr account. And, lo, there I found the first stereo I ever owned, the little 10-watt unit at the bottom left of this page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/w...t-72157594229749541/

It was a Sears LXI unit that I received for my 11th birthday, in May 1983. I used it constantly until it happened to die in the summer of 1986. I loved that thing.

Thank you.

bp

I have seen the LXI brand at thrifts, but not on a mini compo, I'll keep an eye out. Good luck in your search.