Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Crestline, Jupiter, Personna Vulcan, Minute Man, Barlow, Imperial, Windsor, Sabre, Jaguar, and Zephyr--what do these brand names have in common?
They are all names that appear on transistor radios made by Constant. Yes, some of the most beautiful radios from the transistor radio's golden age came from Constant. Today we're looking at their 6T-180 model, this one appearing with the Crestline name on it. The The transistor radio manufacturers and the importers played it pretty fast and loose with names. Viewers on this channel have seen plenty of blatant and often-amusing evidence of that. But after awhile, the collector gets to recognize when a radio with one of these brands is a genuine Constant. And this Crestline is most definitely that.
Constant. It's a good name. And they used that actual name on some radios. But most of the Constants you'll see bear one of the other names I mentioned.
Crestline, Jupiter, Personna Vulcan, Minute Man, Barlow, Imperial, Windsor, Sabre, Jaguar, and Zephyr--what do these brand names have in common?
They are all names that appear on transistor radios made by Constant. Yes, some of the most beautiful radios from the transistor radio's golden age came from Constant. Today we're looking at their 6T-180 model, this one appearing with the Crestline name on it. The The transistor radio manufacturers and the importers played it pretty fast and loose with names. Viewers on this channel have seen plenty of blatant and often-amusing evidence of that. But after awhile, the collector gets to recognize when a radio with one of these brands is a genuine Constant. And this Crestline is most definitely that.
Constant. It's a good name. And they used that actual name on some radios. But most of the Constants you'll see bear one of the other names I mentioned.
