Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio

The Toot-a-Loop Radio or Panasonic R-72 is a novelty radio made by Panasonic in the 1970s. This radio was designed to be wrapped around the wrist (provided your wrist wasn't too large). It also came with stickers for customizing the unit. Reception was the AM broadcast band only - no FM. Radio was shaped something like a donut with the hole off center. If twisted, the smaller half would pivot and the larger half would separate, forming an "S" shape. One side of the radio had a grill behind which sat the speaker. There was also a jack for a mono earplug. The tuner was located inside one of the "splits" so the radio had to be twisted into the "S" position in order to be tuned, but the volume control was on the outer diameter of the radio and could be adjusted regardless of whether the radio was twisted open or closed. The Toot-a-Loop came in several colors including white, red, blue, and yellow. Also came in rare Orange that was only produced in Australia and even MORE RARE lime green which was made in South Africa with very little produced. Also known as a Bangle radio.