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[Subajogu]

Hello, I am a long time resident of Okinawa, who works for the US military. I have recently been bitten by the film photography bug and heard about a couple cameras, the New Pax and the Petri 7, (or at least a version of the Petri 7) that were mad

[Finnegan]

I have an old transistor radio made in Ryukyu.
 
I think, if you haunt eBay long enough, you may find one without it being advertised as such because many people who don't know cameras make a side income by buying things at people's estate sa

[Subajogu]

Finnegan, thanks for the reply. I think it is cool that you have a radio that was made in Ryukyu because not too many electronic products were manufactured here. I think that even holds true today. The more I think about it, the more I want to collect

[Finnegan]

As I remember it, the radios are not prized like the cameras so are still cheap which is one reason I haven't rushed to sell it.

[Subajogu]

After reading your post, I did a quick search for Ryukyuan antiques and found a couple radios, probably like the one that you have, and a plethora of postage stamps, but no cameras.  
 
The radios were no doubt cheaply made back then but after