The S-meter is a signal strength meter used in communication receivers. This circuit was found in a 303 Circuits from the 90s, European publication.
This is an old test circuit for integrated TTL counters, feeding a Nixie tube, common at the time....
This old oscillator using germanium transistors has a high impedance headphone as inductor to...
This preamp with several inputs using germanium transistors from the time was found in Japanese...