This circuit was found in a Ferranti documentation from 1969. The transistors are common types of the company at the time. Smaller equivalents may be used. The output power is of the order of 150 mW.
Using SCRs, this circuit from a 1967 General Electric manual allows full wave load control with SCRs....
This interesting circuit from a publication from the 1970s, measures the intensity of the sound...
This simple NPN and PNP transistor tester configuration can use the low current range of a common...