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- Heathkit Portable AM Transistor Radio, Model XR-2P, circa 1962 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels can easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.

- circa 1962
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Heathkit Portable AM Transistor Radio, Model XR-2P, circa 1962
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels can easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Heathkit H88 Computer, 1979 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.

- 1979
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Heathkit H88 Computer, 1979
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Heathkit PT-1 AM/FM Stereo Tuner, circa 1959 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.

- circa 1959
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Heathkit PT-1 AM/FM Stereo Tuner, circa 1959
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Heathkit "Basic Range" High-Fidelity Speaker System, Model SS-1, 1955-1965 -

- 1955-1965
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Heathkit "Basic Range" High-Fidelity Speaker System, Model SS-1, 1955-1965
- Heathkit "Range Extender" High-Fidelity Speaker System, Model SS-1B, 1955-1965 -

- 1955-1965
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Heathkit "Range Extender" High-Fidelity Speaker System, Model SS-1B, 1955-1965
- Heathkit Transistor Radio, Model XR-1P, circa 1958 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels can easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.

- circa 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Heathkit Transistor Radio, Model XR-1P, circa 1958
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels can easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Heath Company Model O-6 Oscilloscope, circa 1950 -

- circa 1950
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Heath Company Model O-6 Oscilloscope, circa 1950
- Heathkit WA-P2 "Master-Control" Hi-Fi Preamplifier, circa 1959 -

- circa 1959
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Heathkit WA-P2 "Master-Control" Hi-Fi Preamplifier, circa 1959
- Heathkit High Fidelity Amplifier, Model W-5M, circa 1955 - The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.

- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Heathkit High Fidelity Amplifier, Model W-5M, circa 1955
The Heath Company was founded in the 1920s as a "do-it-yourself" electronics kit provider. "Heathkits" provided simple, accessible instructions understandable to amateurs and experts alike. As hobbyists built radios, televisions, and computers from scratch, they gained electronics skills. These kits were not novelties, but emphasized access to affordable, advanced, high-performance technology. Parallels easily be seen within present-day "Maker" culture.
- Plymouth Gasoline Locomotives, Type 2, Model HL, 18-20 Ton, circa 1910 - Plymouth industrial locomotives were designed for places like mines, mills, factories, agricultural operations, and construction sites. All early Plymouth locomotives were distinguished by their use of gasoline-fueled, internal combustion engines and mechanical drivetrains -- similar to the engines and drivetrains used in automobiles. Plymouth later added conventional diesel-electric locomotives to its product lineup.

- circa 1910
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Plymouth Gasoline Locomotives, Type 2, Model HL, 18-20 Ton, circa 1910
Plymouth industrial locomotives were designed for places like mines, mills, factories, agricultural operations, and construction sites. All early Plymouth locomotives were distinguished by their use of gasoline-fueled, internal combustion engines and mechanical drivetrains -- similar to the engines and drivetrains used in automobiles. Plymouth later added conventional diesel-electric locomotives to its product lineup.