1924, Photograph

Josip Sliškovič began working at Kapsch in April of 1927. As a distinguished radio designer, he began working on the development of portable, smaller ‘traveling receivers‘ in the 1920s.

1925, Poster

In the early years, there were countless producers who assembled devices at home. Kapsch positioned itself in the radio market as a provider of professional, high-quality products and diverse accessories.

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1927

Kapsch appeared at the 1927 Vienna Trade Fair with a diverse product range: telephone switchboards, large and small horn loudspeakers, loop antennas, telephones and radios, such as the so-called ‘Reinartz Baby’.

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around 1927, Title Page (Reproduction)

Radios were sold by many small retailers; specialized radio dealers were only beginning to appear. This made it even more important to publish attractive catalogs and to advertise the brand in magazines. In the 1920s, Kapsch advertised with the slogan: ‘Wer von Radio spricht, meint Kapsch’ (‘Anyone who talks about radio means Kapsch’).

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around 1925, Photograph

Pictured amongst others are Josef Kapsch (third from right) and Hertha Kapsch (sitting at the table), one of the daughters of Josef Kapsch.

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1925

This battery was used to operate a radio. It had 60 cells and could achieve a voltage of 90V.

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1929

This network anode was suitable for operating devices with up to five tubes. It replaced the expensive, non-durable anode batteries.

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1931

This three-tube screen grid receiver also featured a connection for playing records. As the description stated, the radio offered ‘guaranteed reception of foreign stations even in the proximity of a strong local broadcaster’. The small horn loudspeaker is from the year 1924.

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1930

This television set was based on the system of the Nipkow disk, whose holes were arranged concentrically. By rotating the disk, images could be broken down into light-dark signals and transmitted wirelessly. Following the rapid spread of radios, the assumption in 1930 was that television would soon follow.

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1930, Photograph

The Vienna Fall Trade Fair in September 1930 was completely dominated by television. Several companies presented pilot systems and tested broadcasts. Kapsch built a pavilion for the presentation of television attempts. However, there were still no common standards for image transmission or for the appropriate broadcasting equipment.

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1933, Illustration from the Operating Manual

This illustration from an operating manual showed the typical inner workings of a radio set.

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1933

The ‘Regent‘ was a 5-tube radio with fading balance, meaning that the different volumes of the stations received were balanced. The radio had an elegant wood casing and built-in loudspeaker.

1934

This poster was created for the 1934 Fall Trade Fair.

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1935

This radio was a ‘6-Röhren-Luxus-Gross-Super’ (6-tube luxury large super) with a patented ‘TRI-LUX‘ scale. The scale was equipped with a light indicator that displayed the station selected and the corresponding waveband. During these years, Kapsch produced a range of models with ‘galactic’ names such as ‘Mars’ and ‘Komet’ (Comet).

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1938
‘Weg mit dem Detektor’ (‘Get Rid of the Detector’)

1934
‘Utopie? – Ein Film vom Fernsehen’ (‘Utopia? – A Film about Television’)

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1937, Diploma

Kapsch took part in the Paris World Exposition and received a bronze medal for the presentation of its devices.