Joined recently, so I don't know if this has been covered....Who had the first boombox ? I've seen a data sheet on a Sony CF-550A dated 1972. I've been told RCA had a stereo cassette portable made in 1966.

Welcome aboard, Drew! I don't know about the RCA box, but member Bryann has/had a Crown Corder CSC-9350M that was manufactured in 1968.

http://stereo2go.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8306018954/m/33...381055303#3381055303

Any info on this one?

the bell&howell IBBN 7-08320

First time,as far as we know,that the term BOOM BOX appeared:
1968

on the cassette alone unit
bell&howell-87500 boom box IBBN 7-09015





another speaker covering:

Says BASS BOOM BOX on it.

Boom box is actually a type of speaker enclosure.

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Says BASS BOOM BOX on it.

yes.
nevertheless it seems really the first time to be printed on a box...

thanks for sharing the ad,never saw this before

Here is the full ad.

puh!

that`s critical....

Killer photo! Except for the butt-ugly box (pun intended)!

Just kidding!

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
Here is the full ad.

They had ads this raunchy even in the 60's?

Was she carrying something? I could only see the left side of the ad!

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Originally posted by Panabox:
They had ads this raunchy even in the 60's?

The mini skirt was a 'new fashion' at the time and many used this new trend in there ads.
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Originally posted by oldskool69:
Was she carrying something? I could only see the left side of the ad!

Very well said and exactly what I was thinking...

radio where??

Johnny

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Originally posted by oldskool69:
Was she carrying something? I could only see the left side of the ad!

I guess the mini-skirt really was a "fashion" item.

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Originally posted by Panabox:

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
Here is the full ad.

They had ads this raunchy even in the 60's?

nice plaid box !!! I mean bad box

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Originally posted by Panabox:

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Originally posted by transwave5000:
Here is the full ad.

They had ads this raunchy even in the 60's?

But look, she's headed to church!

That really is one wacked out picture...it does look like a church in the background but then there is a vollyball net set up..I don't get it. And what is that guy supposedly doing? It looks to small to be that boombox in his hand...
Maybe that's Ira when he was younger . Ira what are you holding?

he is about to taze that aggressive chick

no ira she has a freaken gun in her left hand the guy is trying to call his momma for help

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Originally posted by Eric:
Ira what are you holding?

That looks like a cell-phone....

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Originally posted by Drew:
Who had the first boombox?

...this guy.

CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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