This circuit was found in the October 1987 Radio Electronics magazine. The circuit is a PWM control with a 555. It appears that the 555 is missing a connection that would be pin 4.
This low-power circuit for small lamps according to transistors was found in the January 1959...
This dimmer for the 120 V (117 V) network was found in the magazine Electronics Now of August...
This old amplifier uses germanium transistors from the time. The circuit is from a Mullard...