[ARC5] More Condenser/Capacitor Trivia

[Richard Knoppow]

    Earlier ads for Solar list it as Solar Mfg Company, the later one as 
Solar Sales Company.  Same products. I am pretty sure this is the 
company who made the capacitor checker.  Now, Solar was advertising in 
1946 but I have a "Radio's Master" catalog that lists Solar but the 
pages are "reserved" and are not actually in the book. A later "Radio's 
Master" does not show Solar at all nor can I find any ads from them 
after about 1946.  So, what happened?  I've tried searching the web but 
there are too many other companies named "Solar" or some variation of 
it, particularly these days with solar power and heating being so 
popular.  The other company who seems to have disappeared around the 
same time was Micamold.  While Micamold is associated with flat package 
paper capacitors that resemble mica caps they actually made all types of 
capacitors and were a fairly popular brand. No sign of them after WW-2.  
There were many business failures around that time so its possible both 
companies were victims of the rapidly changing economy but it would be 
interesting to have some history.  If Solar Manufacturing went bankrupt 
its possible Solar Sales may have been a receiver.  I don't know where 
to look for such information.  This is not really ancient history; it 
all happened in my lifetime, but one would have to go back a generation 
at least to find people who actually remember (not many left any more).


On 2/22/2016 10:10 AM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> Vaguely related to this topic,  I've tried to determine whether there 
> was any connection between the Solar Capacitor Sales Co. of Madison 
> Ave, NYC which later became the Solar Manufacturing Co. of Bayonne, NJ 
> -- and the Solar Electronics Corp. of 149 Wooster St, NYC.
>
> The first sold capacitors (or condensers, if you prefer - as they 
> sometimes did - see below).
>
> The second manufactured the Solar Capacitor Analyzer, and also used 
> the address of 599 Broadway, NYC.
> http://antiqueradio.org/SolarCB-1-60CapacitorAnalyzer.htm
>
> And the third company made my Solar System VI Six Meter transceiver:   
> http://i.imgur.com/cOxFu6I.png
>
> The capacitor checker definitely came from the same company that sold 
> capacitors, because they both used the same logo where teh S is made 
> to look like a double version of the Nike "swoosh".   The following 
> also appears in the manual for the above tester:   "Made and 
> guaranteed by SOLAR Manufacturing Corporation.  Manufacturers of Wet 
> and Dry Electrolytic, Paper, Mica, and Trimmer Condensers (sic).   
> Bayonne NJ."   The terms "capacitor" and "condenser" are used 
> interchangeably throughout the manual.
>
> But I've found no indication that the six meter rig maker was related 
> in any way to the earlier Solar company,  and in all likelihood no one 
> yet alive knows.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL

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