In an effort to count and categorization my own collection, I have compiled a list of brands of reel to reel tape machines. I took a couple of existing lists and combined them with what I found on eBay and know I have myself.
It is by no means exhaustive, but I would like to know if there are any glaring omissions or if any of the brands listed never put out a reel to reel under that brand. Many of the European names are not familiar to me, so I just left them in. And I am quite sure I do not have all of the obscure little Japanese brands that were offered in the 60s.
The List -
ACEN (INDIA)
ACES
AEG
Aiwa
Akai
Allied Radio
Alaron
Ampex
Amplifier Corp
Ampro
Amalgamated Wireless Australasia / AWA
Antimatter
Answer
Arvin
ATR
Scophony Baird
Bang & Olufsen
Bell (sound) / TRW
Bell & Howell
Bell Labs
Boosey & Hawkes
Braun
Brenell Engineering
British Tape Recorder
BRG (Budapesti R?di?technikai Gy?r)
Brush Development
Calrad
Channel Master
Cipher
Clarke & Smith
Claricon
Clarion
Collaro
Concertone / Berlant
Columbia
Concord
Craig
Crown / (International)
Dokorder
Edison
Ehrcorder
Eico
Eicor
Electra
Elektronika
Elizabethan Electronics
Emerson / Telectro
EMI
Ferguson Electronics
Ferrograph
Fi-Cord
Fidelity Radio
Fisher
Fostex
Freeman
Fujiya
Fujitsu
Geloso
General Electric
Gradiente
Grundig
Hanimex
HeathKit
Hitachi
International Tapetronics
J-Corder
JC Penny (Penncrest)
JVC / Japan Victor Corp / Nivico
Juliette
Kenwood
KLH
Lafayette Radio
Leevers Rich
Lloyds
Lyrec
Magnetophon
Magnecord
Magnevox
Mayfair
Marantz
Marconiphone
Martel (Telmar)
MCI
Mechanikai Laborat?rium
Mini
Mitsubishi
Modernage (Bookcorder)
Movic
Nagra
Nakamichi
National
Newcomb
Olimpus
Onkyo
Oki
Otari
Panasonic
Pentron
Philips (Norelco)
Pioneer
Philco
Phonotrix
Presto
RFT
Racal
RadioShack / Realistic
RCA
Realtone
Reflectograph
Revere Camera
Revox
Roberts (Rheem / Califone) (Akai)
Ross
Saba
Sansui
Sanyo
Saturn
Scotch / 3M
Scully
Sears / Silvertone
Sharp
Sonorus
Sony
Stephens
Stellavox
Studer
Symphonic
Tandberg
Tape-a-thon
Tascam
Teac
Technics
Telefunken
Tesla
Toshiba
Truetone
Truvox
Uher
Unitra ZRK
Unitra Magmor
Universal
UST (Ampex)
Vestax
Viking of Minneapolis (Division of Telex)
VM / Voice of Music
Vortexion
Walter
Wards / Airline
Webster Chicago (Webcor)
Westinghouse
Wilcox Gay
Windsor
Wollensak / 3M
Zenith