Notable Pieces

Some notable pieces are listed here (many more available and we are constantly adding). Click on the item name to see a low resolution picture

- One of the first Edison phonograph (USA) = Edison GEM = 1899
- One of the first commercial radios (UK) = Marconiphone V2 = 1922
- One of the first commercial crystal radios (UK) = Marconiphone Crystal Junior = 1922
- One early Telephone (UK) = Candlestick = 1923
- The first commercial transistor radio (USA) = Regency TR-1 = 1954
- The first pocket transistor radio ever (USA) = Regency TR-1 = 1954
- The second commercial transistor radio (USA) = Raytheon 8TP-1 = 1955
- The second commercial Sony transistor radio (Japan) = Sony TR-72 = 1955
- The first British "bubble" car (UK) = BMW Isetta = 1957
- The first Japanese shirt pocket transistor radio = Sony TR-63 = 1957
- The smallest (at that point in time) pocket transistor radio (Japan) = Sony TR-610 = 1958
- The first FM transistor radio on the world market (Japan) = Sony TFM-151 = 1958
- The first Short Wave pocket transistor radio (Japan) = Sony TR-714 = 1959
- The first Integrated Circuit radio (Japan) = Sony ICR-100 = 1967
- The first digital clock radio (Japan) = Sony 8FC-59 = 1968
- The first portable direct view transistor TV set (Japan) = Sony TV8-301W = 1961
- The world's smallest mains valve radio (Italy) = Era Gnomo = 1950
- The world's smallest loudspeaker transistor radio (Japan) = Sony ICR-120 = 1969
- The world's thinnest loudspeaker transistor radio (Japan) = Sony ICF-505 = 1989
- One of the last valve radios ever built (Italy) = Europhon RC-59 = 1968
- The German, Italian and British wartime people's sets = 7 pieces = 1939-1944
- The marble microphone as used by Sir Winston Churchill, King George VI, Guglielmo Marconi, Pope Pio XI, Mussolini etc.(UK) = Marconiphone = 1925
- Queen Elisabeth transistor radio (UK) = Roberts M4D = 1940
- Valve radio manufactured to mark Queen Elisabeth Coronation year (UK) = Ultra Coronation set = 1953
- One of the first transistor (the component) made by the Western Electric (USA) = A1729X = c.1950
- One of the first commercially avalable transistor (the component) (USA) = Raytheon CK 722 = 1955
- An early eletromechanical calculator = Comptometer = 1955
- The first electronic desk calculator in the world (UK) = Anita VIII = 1961
- The first "Musicassette" tape recorder = Philips EL 3300 = 1963
- One of the first integrated circuit for home constructor's use (UK) = Sinclair IC-10 = 1968
- One of the first portable tape recorders as used on the Apollo 10 space mission (Japan) = Sony TC-50 = 1969
- The first microprocessor ever made (USA) = Intel 4004 = 1971
- The first "portable" handheld electronic calculator (Japan) = Sharp QTH-8B = 1970
- the firts "pocketable" electronic calculator (Japan) = Canon Pocketronic = 1970
- The first pocket calculator ever built (USA) = Bowmar 901B = 1971
- The thinnest pocket calculator (British) = Sinclair Executive = 1972
- The first LED solar calculator (USA) = Teal Photon = 1976
- The first scientific pocket calculator (USA) = Hewlett Packard HP-35 = 1972
- One of the first LED digital watches (UK) = Sinclair Black Watch = 1975
- The first pocket multistandard pocket Tv set (UK) = Sinclair Microvision MTV1 = 1977
- The smallest monitor ever made (UK)= Sinclair Mon1A = 1977
- The smallest oscilloscope ever (UK) = Sinclair SC110 = 1978
- The first practical home computers (USA) = Apple II / Commodore Pet / Tandy TRS-80 = 1977
- The first direct key memory digital tuning radio (Japan) = Sony ICF-2001 = 1980
- The first home computer available as a kit in UK= Science of Cambridge MK 14 = 1979
- The first home computer to be sold for under £100.00 (UK) = Sinclair ZX-80 = 1980
- The first home computer to be sold for under $100.00 (UK) = Sinclair ZX-81 = 1981
- The most popular (at that point in time) home computer in the world (UK) = Sinclair Spectrum = 1982
- The first portable computer (USA) = Osborne 1 = 1981
- The first notebook computer (Japan) = Epson HX-20 = 1981
- The first notebook computer with integral modem (USA) = Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 = 1983
- The first IBM "personal" computer (USA) = IMB 5150 = 1981
- The first GUI based (windows + pull down menus) computer (USA) = Apple Lisa = 1983
- The first Apple Macintosh computer (USA)= Apple Macintosh 128k = 1984
- The first Walkman ever (Japan) = Sony TPS-L2 = 1979
- The first portable TV set in the world (USA) = Philco H2010 Safari = 1959
- The first transistorized portable TV set in the world (Japan) = Sony TV8-301 = 1960
- The first pocket TV ever (UK) = Sinclair MTV-1A = 1977
- The first flat screen TV in the world (Japan) = Sony FD-200 = 1982
- The first Sinclair flat screen pocket TV set (UK) = Sinclair FTV1 = 1983
- The first CD player in the world (Japan) = Sony CDP-101 = 1982
- The first personal CD disc player in the world (Japan) = Sony D-50 = 1985
- The first 8mm video camera (Japan) = Sony CCD-V8 = 1985
- The first "paperback sized" 8mm video camera (Japan) = Sony CCD-M8 = 1985
- The first Minidisc recorder/player (Japan) = Sony Mz-1 = 1992
- The first popular Digital Camera commercially available (Japan) = Canon Ion RC260C = 1993
- The first MP3 (solid state) recorder/player (USA) = Diamond Rio PMP300 = 1998
- One of the first production electric vehicle (UK) = Sinclair C5 = 1985
- One of the first production electric bicycle (UK) = Sinclair Zike = 1992
- The first PDA palm computer (USA) = Apple Newton MessagePad 100 = 1993
- The first watch camera on the market (Japan) = Casio WQV-1 = 2000
- The first "adult" foldable personal scooter (Switzerland) = Micro = 2000

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