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    Lazy Sunday.
    I recently acquired a Philco Ford flip clock radio and noticed that it was almost identical to a Admiral flip clock radio I had been looking at. That got me curious so I did a little searching and found the same basic flip clock radio being sold under ten different brands! All of these flip clock radios have the same base, side panels, and clock. There are slight variations in the bezel, radio dial, and a few have a snooze button.
    By the early 1970s all of the US consumer electronics companies had moved production of small electronics off shore. Some companies built their own factories in low wage Asian countries, others just contracted with a foreign manufacturer to make the products for them.

    Here are the units I found just looking on eBay today. I am sure there are more!
    Admiral CRF 931 (Adds Snooze)
    Bradford 93849
    Emerson R5000A
    GE C4335A (Adds Snooze)
    Magnavox RE3193 (Adds Snooze, Adds Weather)
    Philco Ford R-574WA
    Realistic Chronomatic 104 (Adds Snooze)
    Realistic Digichron IV
    Supre-Macy 255
    Tunecrest 206W-1
    Zenith C456R

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    Admiral CRF 931

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    Emmerson R5000A


    Jeremy
    Last edited by Jeremy; July 2, 2017, 05:54 PM.

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    GE C4335A

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    Realistic Chronomatic 104

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      Zenith 456R
      Last edited by Jeremy; July 2, 2017, 05:58 PM.

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        #4
        Jeremy, that's very interesting! Good information and helpful photos. There's only some minor differences in the cases but Magnavox has an extra third button on the right side of the case, but all would probably have similar components(or identical, eh?).

        Thank you!

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          #5
          The Magnavox RE 3193 has weather band, that is the extra knob on top.

          Jeremy

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            #6
            Hi, I have a Realistic Chronomatic 104. And I’m having trouble with the FM receiver. Does anyone know where I could get a schematic?

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              #7
              This is for the GE C4335A which may be the same from what Jeremy is saying.

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