Eliminator
A device of 1925 that let a radio run from the mains instead of a battery, invented by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen; no longer made.
- Designed by
- Peter Bang, Svend Olufsen
- Made by
- Bang & Olufsen
- First made
- 1925
Pictures © Bang & Olufsen, from bang-olufsen.com.
Why it is renowned
The Eliminator let people plug a radio straight into the wall, with no battery.1
The story
Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen invented the Eliminator in 1925, working in the attic of Quistrup, a Danish manor.1 Bang & Olufsen counts it as the discovery that changed radio for good.1
Sources
- About Bang & Olufsen. bang-olufsen.com, read 1 October 2026.
Last checked 7 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.