Media Museum Archives | School of Journalism and Communication

March 3, 2023

CITC Plainface Telephone

Crank Magneto Telephone Manufacture Period: c. 1909 This is a crank magneto telephone; telephone magneto technology was in use since the late 19th century and found continued use into the... More

February 13, 2023

Rogers-Majestic Radio Corp. TV

Television/Broadcast Reciever Manufacture Period: 1950s Brand: Rogers-Majestic Model: M7550 Rogers-Majestic is a Toronto-based radio manufacturing company. Also known as Rogers Radio Tube, it was a model type tube manufacturer specializing... More

February 13, 2023

Philco Model No. 42-390 Radio

Broadcast Reciever Manufacture Period: 1941/42 Brand: Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co. Model: 42-390 The Philadelphia Battery Company, otherwise known as Philco, was founded in 1892 as the Helios Electric Company.... More

February 13, 2023

Emerson Model 600 Series Radio

Television/Broadcast Reciever Manufacture Period: 1949/1950 Model: 600 Series Victor Hugo Emerson created the Emerson Phonograph Co. in New York City in 1915. A few years later the company was led... More

February 13, 2023

Treo 600 Cell Phone

Cell Phone Manufacture Period: 2003 Brand: Palm The Treo 600 was developed by Handspring. Founded in 1998 as an electronics company, it was later acquired by Palm Inc who had... More

February 13, 2023

Cine-Kodak Eight Model 60

8mm Home Movie Camera Manufacture Period: 1932 George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1888. Known today as just Kodak, the company started as an analogue photography company and... More

February 2, 2023

Atari 2600 Video Game Console

Video Game Console Manufacture Period: 1997 Serial No. AT8607787218 After the Video Game Crash of 1983, Atari went from having the most popular console of the time period to losing... More

January 30, 2023

Sparton Model 5150 Radio

Broadcast Reciever Manufacture Period: 1950s Model: Model 5150 Radio Sparton of Canada was owned by the Spark-Withington company in Michigan, USA. The founders were Winthrop Withington, Philip H. Whithton and... More

January 30, 2023

PHONAK EasyLink 0682

Hearing Aid Brand: PHONAK Model: EasyLink 0682 The company started as the AG für Elektroakustik in 1947 by French-Belgian investors. The first hearing aid was manufactured in 1978, which launched... More

January 30, 2023

iPod Classic (6th Generation)

Digital Music Player Manufacture Period: 2007-14 Model: iPod Classic 80GB Apple is one of the most famous brands worldwide, with ubiquity in branding, product developments, and marketing. Being considered one... More

January 17, 2023

Polycom SoundStation2

Conference Phone Brand: Poly Inc. (formerly known as Polycom) Poly Inc. was founded in 1990 in Silicon Valley by Brian Hinman and Jeffrey Rodman. It develops video, voice, content collaboration... More

January 17, 2023

Compaq C120 Computer

Personal Computer Manufacture Period: 1997/98 The C120 from Compaq was a handheld PC meant to be capable of aiding a user with their everyday tasks; also known as a PDA.... More