This Regency TR-5C was manufactured in the USA circa 1958. It is an attractive 7 transistor radio clad in genuine top grade cowhide with matching purple/brown trim. It was offered in three colours; Champagne, Briarwood and Saddletan. I believe that this is the Champagne version. There are several other model numbers associated with this radio; the TR-5 five transistor model from 1956, the TR-5B, a 6 transistor model from 1957 and there is supposedly a TR-5A although I've never seen one myself and I have doubts about that models existence. The TR-5C and 5B share the same brass dial whereas the TR-5 has the same dial as a TR-1. See several ads further down the page for the TR-5B and TR-5 that use an image of what appears to be a prototype.  

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I've owned this radio since 2010. It came to me from the small town of Meeker (population 1145) Oklahoma, USA. When I hooked it up it played loud and clear, tuning in several local stations. This was a great surprise considering this radio is 62 years old! The TR-5C measures  6.5 x 3.5 x 2 inch / 165 x 89 x 51 mm. It has a leather handle and brass accents. It has a similar brass tuning dial to the TR-1 with the addition of 'All Transistor'. The dial has conelrad markings. It has a gold filled marker inlaid above the dial. It has a metal Regency badge on the front, a plastic volume dial and an earphone jack. It has the usual gold speaker grill cloth commonly found on Regency models of this era although it's somewhat faded on this example. The brass domes are interesting, they look like a stylized viking shield with 'R' runes running around the outside! (Ragnarok or Regency?!? It's all very confusing ha ha).

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The advertisement below for the TR-5 appeared in the The Greenwood Commonwealth (Mississippi) on the 20th of November  1956. Both this advertisement and the one below it for the TR-5B show a model that appears to be a prototype; the Regency badge is not found on the speaker grill but aligned to the right of the volume dial. All examples of the TR-5 and 5B that I've seen have the Regency badge on the speaker grill, like the TR-5C.

The advertisement for the TR-5B below appeared in The Daily Oklahoman on the 3rd of November 1957. 

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Below is the Regency sticker attached inside the rear of the radio. The radio came with a ninety day warranty and it's capabilities have far exceeded this given that it still works well 62 years later! Below that is the cardboard cutout covering the circuit board. The circuit board is marked IDEA (I.D.E.A. INC) It has a serial number of 12987.