Friday, March 27, 2026

Mighty Tiny Sound!

 Today I'm going to share something I picked up at an estate sale a few years ago, just because I thought it was cool! It's this unopened package of Mighty Tiny records!


This little card contains four records made for the Mighty Tiny record player. The Mighty Tiny was made in 1967 and was, in fact, a fully functioning record player that fit in the palm of your hand. The records came in a variety of genres, this card being "Dixieland & Jazz." It's tempting to open the card, but since other unopened cards are going for about a hundred bucks on eBay, while opened records go for about 30 bucks for four, I shant. 

What I'd really like to do is get a player to go with them. Again, they run for about a hundred bucks, so as much as I'd like one, I'm not rushing out to buy it. However, in my quest to be complete in my blog, I offer these pictures of a genuine (not mine!) Mighty Tiny record player!

This is it closed. It looks like the whole top is a speaker.


This is the inside. I think there's supposed to be a battery door on there, but I'm not sure. The design is pretty cool because the clamshell keeps the record in place no matter how you carry it. It really is portable!


Anyway no matter if I ever get the player or not, I have an unopened pack of four cool records! By the way, I'm pretty sure these are the same players (or close to them) as the players in the games "Voice of the Mummy" and "Seance."

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!

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4 comments:

  1. JBMarch 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM

    Another thing I never heard of. Rather fascinating though. The records look to be about 2" in diameter? Possibly 3"? The player seems to be well thought out. I wonder what the records sound like, being played on this tiny player? The major downside to this concept would be the limited amount of recordings made for the player. I don't think yer gonna find the soundtrack to "Jurassic Park" to play on this thing! Do you know what the playback RPMs is? I would guess it's rather slow in order to have music that's at least 5 minutes in length.

    Thanks, Stu.

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    1. Stu29573March 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM

      Yeah, I don't know the answer to any of those questions! (Except for the record size one. They're closer to two inches). I guess I'll have to really focusing on finding a player so we can find out! But yeah, the range of music selection can't be great. Now, we have millions of tunes on our phoneputers! Still, from an engineering standpoint, this little gizmo is kinda brilliant!

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  2. Lou and SueApril 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM

    Stu, I'm late to the party, but I definitely want to say that this is really cool! I would've loved to have owned one of these....I never knew about them. Thank you for sharing!

    --Sue

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    1. Stu29573April 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM

      I was watching a player on eBay with dreams of doing a follow up post. When it went past a hundred bucks, I let the dream pass away, lol! I'll keep my eye out though, and who knows?

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