Mork From Ork Eggship Radio
Concept 2000
1979
Ah, the good old days of AM / FM radios. Back when radio DJ's were informative about the music they were playing, and not just talking about world events in between songs. Where a typical introduction to a song consisted of a brief bio of the artist / band, and always got talked over the intro.
Those were the days where a Mork From Ork Eggship Radio wasn't just a cool nostalgic item, but a necessity. Some may say you were even a little cooler for having one. At least the kids in the schoolyard might.
There's really not much to say about this thing. It's really as basic as it sounds. It's a plastic egg, ala Mork's Eggship, thus the name. It's got a little plastic Mork head peaking through the window. It also just happens to be an AM / FM radio.
It's that simple. Kind of one of those, "You either like it or you don't," kind of things.
On the side of the radio you'll find two thumb wheels. One controls the tuning mechanism and the other the volume. There's a nice sized speaker on the back, and underneath this you'll find the battery compartment. One nine volt was all it took to be plugged into the hits of the era. However, it's interesting to note there's no headphones jack on it.
This radio is fairly common on secondary markets. Working ones out of the box can be grabbed up for as cheap as five bucks a piece. That's not bad! Boxed ones, on the other hand, will set you back far more at the eighty to one hundred dollar mark.
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