[Boatanchors] LYSCO Trivia

[Bill Stewart]

Thanks Nick and Mike for the very interesting info...
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com>
To: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 6:46:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] LYSCO Trivia

google on scott lysco hoboken

http://ny.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CFDCT%5CWNY%5C1967%5C19671028_0000004.WNY.htm/qx

cheers,
Nick K4NYW

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Bill Stewart <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Tnx Nick for the George Scott tid-bit. Any idea what the trial was about and what mite a QOS machine be? Do you have a link to this info?
> 73, Bill, K4JYS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> To: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:20:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] LYSCO Trivia
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> George Scott was one of Lysco's founders, according to this trial transcript -
> "Accordingly, in 1953, Dr. Ginsberg negotiated with Lysco
> Manufacturing Company, Hoboken, New Jersey, and asked George Scott,
> one of Lysco's founders, to redesign the old Q.O.S. machine to conform
> with FCC requirements and to obtain FCC type approval. "
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Bill Stewart <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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>> After acquiring several Lysco Transmasters, over the last few years, I have often wondered where the name came from. Also, I haven't been able to find out much about the company history. I recently received a copy of a Lysco catalog, dated Jan 1951. After looking over it a few times, nothing much really popped out at me. However, a few days ago I happened to look at it again. The front cover has sketches of an airplane, boat, car and a radio tower/shack, depicting the possible uses of Lysco equipment. In fine print, on each of the sketches, were call letters. They were as follows and the 1959 call book yielded: W2ANW - LYdon; W2NEL - Schmidt; W2DRA - Scott & W2JJR - Lawrence. All were located in Rutherford, NJ. Looks like a good bet that 'Lysco' probably came from their last names. I've been wondering about that for a good while....ain't trivia interesting?
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>> The only thing I know is they had a plant in Hoboken, NJ and East Rutherford, NJ. Can anyone add anymore about these guys and/or Lysco?
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>> 73 de Bill K4JYS
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