Panasonic Toot-A-Loop R-72 bracelet radio

Dating from around 1970 and featuring on page 122 of the plastic collectors' bible L'utopie du Tout Plastique 1960–1973, this vintage Panasonic Toot-A-Loop radio is in virtually mint condition and appears to have had no previous use. Its pillar-box red plastic casing is glossy and unscratched, and the perspex dial is clear and bright, with none of the discolouration or scuffing that inevitably arise through use. The battery-powered AM radio is in working order, though reception is crackly compared with a modern radio. When the twistable halves of the Toot-A-Loop are in a closed position (so that it can be worn or carried on the wrist), it has a diameter of 15cm.