Based on the well-known LM3909, this LED pulser circuit was found in American documentation from the 90's. The power supply is only 1.5 V.
A circuit for controlling the temperature of a heating element was found in a Mullard transistor manual...
We found this circuit in a 1992 Popular Electronics. The circuit has an optical sensor with LED...
I found this circuit in an old English magazine from 1979, but it can be easily assembled with...