Heath Company - HeathKit

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This is a list of information we have gathered from a variety of sources on some of the major analog reel to reel tape recorder and related equipment manufacturers. While we have strived to provide the best information available to us, there will be corrections and additions. We include personal stories about the companies when they are provided to us.  We always invite input on corrections and updates. Thank you!

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Heath KitHeathKit logo in the Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel tape recorder recording collection

Heathkit ad in the Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel tape recorder recording collectionThe Heath Company was originally founded as an aircraft company in 1912 by Edward Bayard Heath.

Heath died during a 1931 test flight.

In 1935 Howard Anthony purchased the then-bankrupt

Heath Company, and focused on selling accessories for small aircraft.Heathkit Reel to reel tape recorder in the Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel tape recorder recording collection

After World War II, Anthony decided that entering the electronics industry was a good idea, and bought a large stock of surplus wartime electronic parts with the intention of building kits with them.

In 1947, Heath introduced its first electronic kit, the O1 oscilloscope that sold for US $50.

After the death of Howard Anthony in 1954, Heath was bought by Daystrom Company.

Daystrom was absorbed by oil field service company Schlumberger Limited in 1962.

Zenith Radio Company bought Heath Company from Schlumberger in 1979.

When Zenith eventually sold ZDS to Groupe Bull in 1989, Heathkit was included in the deal.

On March 30, 1992, the end came. Heath announced that it was closing out its kits and leaving the business
after 45 years, an event important enough to a number of people that it was reported on the front page of the New York Times.

The company, then known as Heathkit Educational Systems, announced in 2011 that they were reentering the kit business after a 20 year hiatus.

The company filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations in 2012

HeathKit's end as described by Broadcast Engineering's Editor Brad Dick in the BE July 2012 issue

 


Magnecord 1020/HeathKit  AD-1

Magnecord 1020 / HeathKit AD-16 reel to reel tape recorders were donated by Lawrence Grover to the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording      Magnecord 1020 / HeathKit AD-16 reel to reel tape recorders were donated by Lawrence Grover to the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording    Magnecord 1020 / HeathKit AD-16 reel to reel tape recorders were donated by Lawrence Grover to the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

Magnecord 1020 / HeathKit AD-16 reel to reel tape recorder donated by Lawrence Grover to the Museum ofagnetic Sound Recording


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Go to: • 3MAEG/MagnetophonAIWAAkaiAltecAmplifier CorpAmpexAmproA. R. VetterAstaticAstrocom/MarluxBang & OlufsenlBell & HowellBell LabsBerlant ConcertoneBeyerdynamicBrenellBraun GmbH/ASEBrüel & KjærBrushCetec GaussConcordCraigCrown • DenonDokorderDualEdisonEicoElectro SoundElectro VoiceEMI/GramophoneFairchildFerrographFostexFreemanGEGrundigHeathKitITCJVCKLHLeevers RichLyrecMagnecordMara MachinesMarantzMaxellMCIMitsubishiNagraNakamichiNeumannNewcombNeveOkiOtariPentronPhilipsPioneerPrestoRadio Shack/RealisticRangertoneRCAReeves SoundcraftRevereRobertsRolaSansuiSanyoScullySennheiserShureSolid State LogicSonySoundcraftSpectoneStancil HoffmanStellavoxStephensStuder ReVoxTandbergTape-AthonTapesonicTeac/TascamTechnicsTelefunken • ThorensTolnai ToshibaUher VikingVortexion Ltd UKWebster Chicago/WebcorWebster ElectricWestern Electric/AltecWilcox-GayWollensak

 

 
© 2018 Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording   •   Webmaster • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of the Museum of  Magnetic Sound Recording / reel2reeltexas.com • Photos of items in our collection are available for sale. We do NOT provide copies of ads, nor photos from other sources! All photo work is billed at studio rates and a deposit is required.