Name: | Vega (brand), Technical and Optical Equipment Ltd.; London (GB) |
Abbreviation: | vega |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
Technical and Optical Equipment (TOE) Ltd., Zenith House, The Hyde, Edgware Road, London NW9 6EE (1986) Brand name: Vega Importer and reseller of Soviet made radios, TVs, cameras, microscopes and other electrical and optical equipment. As with the similar company Comix in France, we list here the (mostly re-labeled) radios and TVs of Soviet origin that were imported by TOE and marketed in Great Britain. Note: Not all products bear the Vega brand / logo, although they were advertised as such. For those models, please see the respective manufacturers. We currently don't know if Vega branded radios were sold only in the UK by TOE, or if this brand was also used in other countries by other Soviet export agencies. All models except a few sold by TOE in the UK are branded "Vega" however. |
Founded: | 1963 |
History: |
Technical and Optical Equipment Ltd. started selling Soviet radio and television products in 1963. The business was run by Fanny James and Raphael Hyams. They took on the agency for the entire Soviet camera production at an unknown date. TOE was acquired in 1968 by Mashpriborintorg by means of political and economic pressure (the owners were forced out) and then acted as an import company for Soviet made products. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Mark Hippenstiel.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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GB | 74 | Ruby | ГТ309 | Mechanical 24 hour clock/alarm. Sockets for earphone and aerial. Leather carry case. ... |
GB | 75 | Sapphire-MK2 303 Mark 2 | Vega Sapphire 303 MK.2 4 Wave Band 8 Transistor Radio; Fine Tuning. Made in USSR most p... | |
GB | 76 | Selena MB FB-TR19-B206 [battery] | ГТ313 | This portable receiver operates on batteries only (mains switch is inoperative) and cov... |
GB | 76 | Selena MB B206 [mains/battery] | ГТ313 | This portable receiver operates on mains (2-prong, non-UK) and battery, and covers the ... |
GB | 70–74 | Vega 302 F3TR9-R302 | ГТ322 | The Vega 302 is a 3-band superhet portable radio. It has the following wave bands: ... |
GB | 74 | Meridian Mk.2 | This portable superhet receiver was advertised as having 23 transistors (integrated cir... | |
GB | 71 | Sapphire 4TR8-M304 | The Sapphire superhet receiver has the following wave bands: LW: 150 - 408 kHz ... | |
GB | 74 | Vega 206 VEF 206 | This portable superhet receiver was advertised as having 23 transistors (integrated cir... | |
GB | 85 | Vega 215 Selena | 7 wavebands: LW: 148 - 285 kHz BC: 525 - 1607 kHz SW5: 5.95 - 7.30 ... | |
GB | 75 | Selena B 212 | 5 x 3 inch elliptical loudspeaker. Coverage LW, MW, 5 SW bands (16-160 m) and FM (88 - ... | |
GB | 71 | Zircon 6TR10-K11 | ГТ309 | The Vega Zircon is a portable superhet with the following wave bands: LW: 150 -... |
GB | 76 | Selena MB B206 [mains/battery, UK] | ГТ313 | This portable receiver operates on mains (3-prong, UK) and battery, and covers the foll... |
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