Facit CM2-16 Mechanical Calculator, Full Keyboard, Accumulator, Rotor, Product Register, Counter, Sum, Subtraction, Crank, Levers

Facit CM2-16

La Facit CM2-16 è una calcolatrice meccanica prodotta dalla Facit AB, un’azienda svedese di Åtvidaberg specializzata in strumenti di calcolo e macchine da ufficio. Questo esemplare specifico, che ho in collezione, ha il numero di serie 888731 e un’etichetta indicante […]

Safnat Milan rotary telephone from the 70s, internal buttons, disk with numbers, analogue telephone

Safnat telephone

📞 I recently got a deal, purchasing this 1976 Safnat phone at a great price. It's certainly not a modern style, but personally I find it very charming. 🕰️ SAFNAT (Anonymous Company of National Telephone Equipment Factory), founded in 1921 in […]

JVC 3080 TV Radio Cassette Recorder, front view, speaker, CRT, cathode ray tube, knobs, tuning, volume, radio

JVC 3080

It's nice to find such beautiful objects, like this JVC 3080 boombox at a low price on online markets. The JVC 3080 is a boombox from the late 70s, early 80s: it was produced from 1978 to 1980. It is a concentrate […]

Visit HistoryBit (Davide Fornasiero, Alberto Fornasiero) from ValorosoIT, computer collection, Apple, IBM, Commodore, Atari

HistoryBit visit

I had the pleasure of hosting Davide Fornasiero and Alberto Fornasiero, from the HistoryBit Museum in Cerro Maggiore (MI), at my collection of vintage computers. It was a pleasure to meet two retro computer enthusiasts and share our passion. [...]

Nokia 7110, vintage mobile phone, snap-on sliding door, spring-loaded sliding door

Nokia 7110

The Nokia 7110 was one of the most innovative mobile phones of its era, launched in 1999 by the Finnish company Nokia. The Nokia 7110 is known for its retractable keyboard, which hides under a sliding door when [...]

History of the computer, Documentary HistoryBit, abacus, electromechanical calculator, history of calculation

History of the Computer, documentary #1

On the occasion of my visit to the HistoryBit retro computer collection, I had the pleasure of meeting Davide Fornasiero, together with his brother Alberto Fornasiero. Davide has always been passionate about vintage technology. He made this documentary, which describes the evolution [...]

Penny Musical Record EaterSoung MusicalRape, Latest Retro Technology URRT

Penny Turntable: Let's See How It Works! The Latest Retro Technology Discovery

Welcome to the second episode of the column: “The Latest Discovery of Retro Technology”! We see the Penny record player internally, clean it and analyze how it works. Country of production: Italy.Manufacturer: MusicalNastro, MusicalSound.Model: Penny 222D.Years of production: 1975 – 1988.Operating voltages: 220 Volt […]

Telefunken Mignonette MF R210 tube radio, URRT, Column: The Latest Discovery of Retro Technology RetroTechnology, Amedeo Valoroso

Telefunken Mignonette MF R231 tube radio: inside and outside!

Welcome to the new section: "The Latest Rediscover of Retro Technology"! Today we talk about my latest purchase: a Telefunken Mignonette MF R231 tube radio. The Telefunken Mignonette MF tube radio dates back to 1955, 1956. The audio amplifier is with EL84 valve [...]