On 2 Mar 2010 at 21:20, Tony Duell wrote:
  Sure. IIRC there were several versions with octal,
single-ended octal
 (no top caps), all-glass miniatures, etc. Wasn't there even a Loctal
 version? 
Yup, the list was there about a week ago.
I liked the novely of the battery-operated portable sets.  The
Motorola Pixie was one I was fond of, with its submini tubes.  My
first all-transistor radio was actually larger than the Pixie.
--Chuck