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  - 1939 to 2005 RADIO SHACK GENERAL CATALOG ARCHIVE -
(U.S.A. catalogs displayed. Canadian and overseas versions differed slightly.)

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    Do you remember the Radio Shack
    Free Battery of the Month Club?
    How about the free flashlight
    give-a-way promotions?  These are
     just a couple of the items you'll see
    and reminisce about in the "Just for
    Fun" book.

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    See Old Radio Shack Stores
     Radio Shack started as a single store
     in Boston, MA. in 1921.  At its peak,
     it encompassed about 7,000 stores
     throughout the world.  See photos of
     some of those stores.
     

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      Radio Shack Trademarks
      Radio Shack has over 150 trademarks
      listed in the U.S. Patent & Trademark
      Office. Want to see all of them?

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     Evolution of the Radio Shack Logo
     From the 1940s to today!

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  Charles David Tandy
  In 1963, Charles Tandy purchased
  Radio Shack Corporation, a company
  on the edge of bankruptcy, for a mere
  $300,000.  Read more about Charles
  Tandy; CB handle "Mr. Lucky".
 

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   You've got questions?. . .
   Someone's got answers.
   Check-out this website's Forum
   and let's hear what you have to say.

 
 
 
 

For the best viewing experience, this archive of RadioShack catalogs can be viewed in either of two formats: LARGE or SMALL.  Choose the format that best matches your monitor's screen size and settings.  Also see Instruction Manual.

       
Where It All Began.  Radio Shack's First Catalog!
In 1939, The Radio Shack Corporation, "New England's Oldest
Amateur Distributor"
, introduced a wholesale distributor catalog of
Radio & Electronic Equipment, Amateur & Communication Supplies,
and Sound Systems & Service Parts.

  A very rare catalog.

       
1939 (LARGE) 1940 (LARGE) 1941 (LARGE) 1942 - 1944
1939 (SMALL) 1940 (SMALL) 1941 (SMALL) read the theory
       
1945 (LARGE) 1946 1947 1948
1945 (SMALL)      
       
1949 (LARGE) 1950 (LARGE) 1951 (LARGE) 1952 (LARGE)
1949 (SMALL) 1950 (SMALL) 1951 (SMALL) 1952 (SMALL)
       
1953 (LARGE) 1954 (LARGE) 1955 (LARGE) 1956 (LARGE)
1953 (SMALL) 1954 (SMALL) 1955 (SMALL) 1956 (SMALL)
       
1957 (LARGE) 1958 (LARGE) 1959 (LARGE) 1960 (LARGE)
1957 (SMALL) 1958 (SMALL) 1959 (SMALL) 1960 (SMALL)
       
1961 (LARGE) 1962 (LARGE) 1963 (LARGE) 1964 (LARGE)
1961 (SMALL) 1962 (SMALL) 1963 (SMALL) 1964 (SMALL)
       
1965 (LARGE) 1966 (LARGE) 1967 (LARGE) 1968 (LARGE)
1965 (SMALL) 1966 (SMALL) 1967 (SMALL) 1968 (SMALL)
       
1969 (LARGE) 1970 (LARGE) 1971 (LARGE) 1972 Ver.1 (LARGE)
1969 (SMALL) 1970 (SMALL) 1971 (SMALL) 1972 Ver.1 (SMALL)
       
1972 Ver.2 (LARGE) 1973 (LARGE) 1974 (LARGE) 1975 (LARGE)
1972 Ver.2 (SMALL) 1973 (SMALL) 1974 (SMALL) 1975 (SMALL)
       
1976 (LARGE) 1977 (LARGE) 1978 (LARGE) 1979 (LARGE)
1976 (SMALL) 1977 (SMALL) 1978 (SMALL) 1979 (SMALL)
       
1980 (LARGE) 1981 (LARGE) 1982 (LARGE) 1983 (LARGE)
1980 (SMALL) 1981 (SMALL) 1982 (SMALL) 1983 (SMALL)
       
1984 (LARGE) 1985 (LARGE) 1986 (LARGE) 1987 (LARGE)
1984 (SMALL) 1985 (SMALL) 1986 (SMALL) 1987 (SMALL)
       
1988 (LARGE) 1989 (LARGE) 1990 (LARGE) 1991 (LARGE)
1988 (SMALL) 1989 (SMALL) 1990 (SMALL) 1991 (SMALL)
       
1992 (LARGE) 1993 (LARGE) 1994 (LARGE) 1995 (LARGE)
1992 (SMALL) 1993 (SMALL) 1994 (SMALL) 1995 (SMALL)
       
1996 (LARGE) 1997 (LARGE) 1998 (LARGE) 1999 (LARGE)
1996 (SMALL) 1997 (SMALL) 1998 (SMALL) 1999 (SMALL)
       
2000 (LARGE) 2001 (LARGE) 2002 (LARGE) 2003 (LARGE)
2000 (SMALL) 2001 (SMALL) 2002 (SMALL) 2003 (SMALL)
       
Radio Shack did publish a
2003-04 and 2004-05
Commercial Reference Guide.

These 2 reference guides were not widely distributed and contained products and part numbers,
but no pricing. 

2003-04 (LARGE) 2004-05 (LARGE)
2003-04 (SMALL) 2004-05 (SMALL)