 I
bought this microscope on e-bay. It's a "Bausch & Lomb".
As shown at the details photo the foot is marked as:
LITTLE
GEM
BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO.
ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A.
There
is this number under the foot. I have no idea about the production year.
Maybe there's someone out there who knows?
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 The
Ericofon or "Cobra", as it was commonly called, has probably
been Ericssons most successful design of a table phone ever. I found mine
at an antique fair in Stockholm.
Cobras exist in many different colors but I guess it's like with a Ferrari
sports car, to be real it's got to be red ;)
The Ericofon is a one piece telephone. The dial is fitted from underneath
into the bottom. The phone goes "off hook" simply by lifting
it from the table. The big red button is the off-hook switch.
Great numbers of units were surprisingly delivered without ringer. Sweden
had very early a high density of phones and Cobras were often used as
secondary units in a flat or house, so the master unit was ringing anyway.
In case of a ringer needed, "Televerket" did just fit one to
the wall, as can be seen at right picture. But of course there were also
units available with internal  ringer.
In the USA where the Ericofon was very popular, it was produced in great
numbers with an internal ringer called "Ericoton". First
designs reach back to the late 40th. Initially there were two designs
competing, the Unifon and the Erifon. Their competition lasted till 1950.
 The
Unifon looked like a phone handset with the dial mounted between transmitter
and receiver. It was finally disregarded in spring 1950 and the Erifon
became the Ericofon. First prototypes were submitted to Swedish Televerket
in 1953. Production was running from 1956. Looking at an Ericofon I find
it hard to believe, that it's design is about fifty years old. The New
York Museum of Modern Art has in 1972 nominated the Ericofon as one of
the best industrial designs of the 20th century. Finally the Swedish post
has honored the Ericofon together with other important Swedish developments
with a special edition of stamps.
 
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 I
bought this toy steam engine at an antique fair in Stockholm. The only
faulty thing was a broken sealing ring at the safety valve. After that
small repair it works just fine.
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 This
telephone was made by Ericsson, England around 1935. I got it from a business
partner in Lebanon. It was initially equipped with local battery and generator,
but sometime later it was modified by adding the dial and removing battery
and generator. I found this little
picture on the net. It shows what seems to be a similar phone but before
the modifications. The
Ericsson special catalogue #26S from 1935 shows the phone as type No.
N 2509.
This
is the original schematic and the present modification. I found both inside
the phone, glued on top of each other.
 
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 I
got that beautiful clock after my old grandma died in 1977. She bought
it second hand on occasion of her own wedding in 1915. I wonder how old
it really is. The eagle on top is a hand carved replacement for the original
peace that was missing for as long as I remember. I'm not quite sure regarding
form and dimension.  Very
strange is a fault at the dial. There are only three lines between 1 and
2, but five lines between 2 and 3. As the dial is not hand painted but
enamel, the question is whether this is a fault in a whole series or only
with this particular piece? May be it is even some kind of trademark?
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 This
piece is labeled "Radiola, Ericsson". I bought it from a flee market dealer.
Again no clear idea about the year of production. The record player still
uses real needles (small box in foreground). The below picture is from
the book "The Ericsson Chronicle". It shows a copy from early years advertise.
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 This
has been my fathers first photo camera. It's labeled "Ikona". Still it
works though I don't use it any more.
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This
is an early Ericsson Fieldtelefon, labled: ALLM. TELEFON A.B. L.M. ERICSSON,
STOCKHOLM 1922.
I
bough it in 2001 in Brunflo, Schweden at a huge fleamarket for 300,- SEK,
about 30,- €.
 
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 This
radio is a "Stern & Stern" of Typ W33. It was build in Stockholm
during the early 1930th. I bought it in 2002 outside Stockholm at a streetmarket
for unbelievable 150,- SEK (about 15,- €). It was complete with the
exception of one missing tube. That tube cost me 200,-SEK, 50,- more than
the whole unit ;o)
I was told, those units had the nickname "Toilet Lid". Undeniably
there is some resemblance.
Whith
open lid and the big hole for the rectifier tube 506, it does remind a
little to a toilet seat, doesn´t it? ;o)
 
   
Philips
506 , E447 , E424 , C443
The
tubes of Stern & Stern W33. It's interesting that the rectifier and
the endstage still carry the S&S Logo. It proves, they are still the
original ones. The E447 was the one missing.
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Here
I need your help please!
I
bought this unit (or what is left of it) in 2001 in an antique shop in
Sweden for 85,- SEK (about 8,5 €). I believe it was build in Sweden.
I was aware that it was almost empty, but it had all outside elements
still attached. So my initial intention was to dismantle it and use the
parts for new projects. But now I have doubts. Maybe it can be restored?
This
is the upper part of a schematic that was glued inside the back cover.
It describes in Swedish the use of the handles.
Here
is my question for help: Does anyone know that unit? Maybe someone has
even an idea about the original schematic?
I would also appreciate suggestions for a schematic that could replace
the original one. It should make use of the available controls.
The
inside looks rather depressing, like someone removed everything to get
space for a more modern receiver. Maybe he wanted to use just the antique
"skin".
A
more closer look at the remains. The red arrow points to what is left
of a device that is labled "Volume". It's the left big knob
at the front panel. It even has a little fine tuning knob attached. I
believe it actually was a variometer.
  
  
Those
headphones belong to the unit. They are in dreadful condition.
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Crystalradio
set of unknown origin:
I
bough this on on ebay, mainly because Ericsson was mentioned in the offer.
Unfortunatly it's only the headphones that are made by Ericsson. There
is no trademark or any manufacturer shown at the unit itself neither any
markings for the connectors. The shell is totally blank.
There
is not to much left inside. The capacitor is still there and all the connectors.
Some wires as well, but that's it. The shell though is in perfect condition.
I have the feeling it might have been some kind of mailorder kit for do
it yourself purpose. Maybe that's why there is no manufacturer mentioned?
Does anyone have some hint on this one? Suggestions for original schematic?
 
The
crystalholder looks ok except the cats whisker is missing. Headphones
are in terrible condition. The cable is gone and all leather is brittle
and about to fall apart.
Here
is the Ericsson tademark. It seems clear that the bow is too smal for
the capsule! This was oviously not the original setup. The capsule can't
even move freely.
 The
trademark enlaged. Intrestingly those phones were manufactured by Ericssons
local brand in Czechoslovakia.
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