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- AEG
- ASC
- Braun
- Butoba
- Clarion (GBC)
- Diktat
- Dual
- EAMI
- Elektron
- Graetz
- Grundig
- Heimstudio
- Kontakt
- Korting
- Kuba
- Loewe-Opta
- Maihak
- Minifon
- Neckermann
- Neukord
- Nordmende
- Phonorex
- Phonotrix
- RFT
- Rufa
- Saba
- Saja
- Schaub-Lorenz
- Telefunken
- Teltape
- Tonmeister
- Uher
- VEB
1882 To 1997
Allgemeine Elektrizitas Gesellschaft 1935– AEG introduces the first consumer tape recorder in the world, the K1 1943– Introduces stereo R-R recorders 1967– Merger with Telefunken – AEG-Telefunken 1969– Two Million Tape Recorders Sold with the Magnetophon 204TS 1985– AEG-Telefunken bought by Daimler. Telefunken no longer part of company name
1921 To 2017
1921– Max Braun (1883-1967), a mechanical engineer, started building small appliances in Germany 1923– Braun started making radio set components for the broadcasting industry 1929– Braun began making entire radio sets, becoming one of Germany’s leading radio manufacturers 1937– The first use of the Braun brand name and logo. 1938– The famous S50 electric razor produced, not to be manufactured until after the war 1960– Braun introduces the iconic and minimalist TG 60 R-R, designed by Dieter Rams 1970– The Braun TG 1000 R-R was introduced, with electronically regulated torque for the motors that kept tension even and made the machine Read More
1856 To Present
Situated in the German town of Schwarzwald, famous for its cuckoo clocks, the firm had for years, produced precision clocks and watches, moving to clockwork tape recorders in about 1950. They began making all-battery recorders in 1956 (the name Butoba comes from Burger Tonbandgerät meaning ‘Burger Tape Recorder’) The actual name of the company was at first Josef Burger Söhne (Josef Burger & Sons), later simply Burger. Ernst Burger filed a patent for a portable tape recorder on the 19th of October 1955, which was capable of making recordings without electrical energy thanks to an integrated clockwork. Tape recorders were Read More
Not much is known about this brand and it would seem that it was produced in Germany but there are some affiliations with Italy. Here’s a thread on vintage radio that discusses it.
1907 To Present
Primarily known for their turntables, Dual was started in 1907 by Christian and Joseph Steidinger. They began by manufacturing clock and gramophone parts. The original partnership broke up in 1912 and Joseph Steidinger started his own company named Perpetuum. The Dual name originated in 1927 when they started offering dual-mode power supplies for gramophones which could now run on AC voltage or a wind-up mechanism. The first Dual Turntable using the new brand name was released in 1935 1937 – Sons Oskar and Siegfried took over management when Christian Steidinger died 1949 – The first stackable record changer for 78 Read More
1866 To
1866 Albert Graetz founded the company Ehrich & Graetz metalworks in Berlin with Emil Ehrich, for manufacturing of lamps, burners, stoves and heating furnaces for liquid and gaseous fuels. 1887 Ehrich dies. Graetz sons Max and Adolf take over the business. 1899 Company grew rapidly, factories were built in Berlin, in the United States, France, the UK, and Bombay 1910 Max Graetz developed Petromax Lantern 1925 Started producing radios, and other electrical appliances under the name Graetzor and distributed radios of Elektro-Watt GmbH (Wattophon), Dresden. 1945 Factory was claimed by the Russian army, Graetz business and family estate were expropriated and exploited by Soviet management Read More
1945 To Present
1945 – Grundig was established by Max Grundig 1946 – Released ‘Heinzelmann’, a radio without tubes 1948 – First complete radio “Weltklang” with four tubes and six circuits 1949 – 150,000th radio, the 186 B/GW which became Grundig Boy 1952 – Releases first tape recorder the Reporter 500 L and first Grundig TV 1957 – Acquires a typewriter company in Bayreuth and changes the facility to create the largest tape recorder factory in the world 1957 – Grundig TK 830 R-R recorder released 1958 – TK 20 R-R introduced 1960 – Grundig opens its first factory outside of Germany in Belfast Northern Ireland Read More
- "Reporter" 500L & 700L
- Cub
- TK 1 "Luxus"
- TK 2
- TK 5
- TK 6L
- TK 7
- TK 8/3D
- TK 9 "Reporter"
- TK 10
- TK 12
- TK 14
- TK 14L
- TK 15/3D
- TK 16
- TK 17L
- TK 18
- TK 19L
- TK 20 / TK24
- TK 23L
- TK 24
- TK 25
- TK 28
- TK 35
- TK 40
- TK 41
- TK 46
- TK 60 & TK 64
- TK 120
- TK 121
- TK 125
- TK 140
- TK 145
- TK 146
- TK 146
- TK 147
- TK 148
- TK 149
- TK 200U
- TK 220
- TK 244
- TK247 De Luxe Stereo
- TK247 De Luxe Stereo
- TK 248
- TK 400 Automatic
- TK 545
- TK 600
- TK 745
- TK 820 “Specialist”
- TK 830
- TK 850 Hi-Fi FM
- TK 2200
- TK 3200
- TM 8
- TM 45
- TM340
- TS 340 Hi Fi
- TS 945 & TS 925
- TS 1000
1932 To 1983
The Körting Radio Werke GmbH began manufacturing radio receivers in 1932 but the origins of the company can be traced to as far back as 1889. By 1938, Körting Radio was one of the largest radio suppliers in Germany employing over 3000 people. They became a television manufacturer later and were one of the earliest companies in Germany to produce colour TVs. From 1954 to 1978 Körting was the house supplier of Neckermann-Versand, a sizable mail-order and retail company in Germany. This enabled the company to produce decent quantities of product that was affordable for the average consumer. Read More
1873 To Present
The Maihak company was started in 1873 and is still going strong today. The original founder was an eccentric engineer called Hugo Maihak who wanted to make precision scientific mechanisms and instruments – and he did! Today the company mainly makes seismographs. They made high quality precision audio gear for broadcast recording & studio use in the 1950s & early 60s. Very expensive and high quality by all accounts. The company survived two world wars untouched, unbombed but the family were imprisoned by the Nazis in WW2 because they refused to make rocket guidance systems. There is a photo of Read More
1948 To 2012
Neckermann, a large mail order company, cut a deal with Korting in 1954 for them to supply all their radios, tape recorders and TV production exclusively to the Neckermann group. Körting product would no longer be for available in Germany but they were free to sell their product for export. The specifics of the tape recorder arrangement we do not know as of yet, but a number of tape recorders would be produced over many years branded with the Neckermann name and of course, built by Körting. This arrangement seemed quite unusual so we decided to investigate further and find Read More
1923 To
1923 The original company, Radio H. Mende GmbH, was founded in by Otto Hermann Mende Germany 1947 Martin Mende (the founder’s son) created a new company under the name Norddeutsche Mende-Rundfunk GmbH, later changed to Nordmende 1950’s Nordmende became one of the prominent German manufacturers of radios, televisions, tape recorders and record players in the 1950s and 1960s. 1960’s The company makes a variety of four track and eight track reel to reel recorders 1974 Nordmende introduces its Colour vision CSS super 8mm video recorder 1977 Nordmende sold to the French Thomson Brandt company 1980s The company launched a range Read More
Rundfunk- Und Fernmelde-Technik manufactured tape recorders in East Germany. The bulk of the engineering was done in Hungary.
Rufa
1835 To Present
1835 SABA began as a clock-maker in Triberg, Germany, in 1835 by Benedikt Schwer. 1918 The workshop moved to Villingen and manufactured headphones, radio parts, and receivers 1931 SABA produced more than 100,000 units of the SABA Radio Type S-35 and introduced dynamic loudspeakers 1939 Saba introduced an automatic radio where the user does not have to “tune in” the station WW2 1945 April 19 the Allies dropped two bombs on Saba destroying the recently built factory buildings & the administration building lost its roof 1949 SABA rebuilds and now has over a thousand people employed, similar to prewar, with Read More
1935 To 1960
Sander & Janzen (SAJA) started off in the mid-1930s making record cutting machines. Into the 1940s they were manufacturing turntables such as the 1949 Schimon / Sander & Janzen studio turntable. Apparently by the mid-50s they were the go to source for studio tape recorders in Germany. They also produced consumer models which you can see below. In 1960, the company was taken over by Graetz. So far we have not found any Saja recorders that look like studio devices.
1880 To 1990s
Perhaps the most unique or unusual tape recorder ever invented, the Schaub-Lorenz Music Center could record 46 hours music on a wide tape. Five years of development and a big price tag translated to an unusual story of failure. Schaub-Lorenz Tape Recorder Production in 1961, Graetz KG was purchased by Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG (SEL) and they consolidated some teams that would do the engineering for a new consumer electronics division branded as Schaub-Lorenz. From a historical perspective, it’s useful to know that in 1959, Graetz had bought another consumer electronics company, Saja. The teams that had previously worked in Read More
1903 To Present
1903 – Siemens & Halske and AEG founded “Telefunken Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie mbH” (Wireless Telegraphy Company Limited) for advancing wireless telegraphy together. 1928 – V-41 first push-pull tube sound amplifier for the German Radio Network 1932 – Added record players to product line. 1935 –“K1 Magnetophon” world’s first practical tape recorder and magnetic tape, presented in the Eighth Grand German Radio Exhibition in Berin. 1936 – World’s first sports broadcast using Telefunken Ikonoskop camera. 1939 – “PAL” first serial television of the German 1950 – Teleport I and II, first portable mobile radio devices Post World War II 1951 Read More
- Bayreuth Duitsland
- KL 15
- M5
- M5a
- M 10
- M 12
- M 15 A
- M24
- M 28A
- M 28C
- M 36
- M96
- M 96
- M 97 and M 98
- M 201
- M203 & M203 de Luxe
- M 205 and M 207
- M 212
- M 230
- M 250
- M 291 Hi-Fi
- M 501
- M 3000 Hi-Fi
- Magnetephon 2000 Hi-Fi
- Magnetophon 55
- Magnetophon 76
- Magnetophon 77
- Magnetophon 85
- Magnetophon 85 De-Luxe
- Magnetophon 104
- Magnetophon 105 & 106
- Magnetophon 204 TS
- Magnetophon 300
- Magnetophon 440 HiFi
- Magnetophon 443 Hi-fi
- Magnetophon KL 35
- Magnetophon KL 65
- Magnetophon KL 75
- Magnetophon KL 75/15
- Magnetophon M204E
- Magnetophon T9
- M Studio 4
- Studio 22 & Studio 44
1934 To Present
1892 – Edmond Uher was born in Sibiu / Hungary 1908 – Uher made his first invention a double carburetor. 1928 – Established contacts with MAN Druckmaschinen AG and produced phototypesetting machines 1930 – Uher invented the “Uhertype process” wherein printing templates no longer had to be cast in lead, but could be copied on film. 1934 – Founded the Uher & Co. in Munich 1953 – Established the UHER Werke München GmbH as manufacturer of gear and accessories for the automotive and machine industries. 1955 – Introduces Uher 95 tape recorder 1957 Introduces the 295 model which was portable Read More
- 295
- 714
- 720
- 724
- 22 and 24
- 514 & 524
- 722L & 723L
- 1200 Report Synchro
- 4000 Report IC
- 4000 Report Monitor
- 4000, 4200 Report IC, 4400 Stereo IC
- 4000S Report
- 6000 Report Universal
- 7000D
- 8000 Royal Stereo
- Report Monitor 4200 and 4400
- Royal De Luxe
- SG 510
- SG 560 'Royal'
- SG 561 Royal
- SG 630 'Logic'
- Universal
- Universal 5000
- Varicord 263 stereo