[NJARC] New Jersey Radio Manufacturers

John Dilks - K2TQN [email protected]
Wed, 02 Oct 2002 06:43:28 -0400


Hi Ray,

This is an important project.  Thanks for doing this.

[everyone]   Let's try to find everything we can about NJ radios.

Don't forget our meet on Saturday and InfoAge....

73' John Dilks, K2TQN

At 12:37 PM 10/1/02 -0400, Ray Chase wrote:
>I need some help compiling a list of early radio manufacturers who were 
>located in New Jersey (say 1910 to 1940ish).  I have the following major 
>ones:Paragon (Adams-Morgan), Brandes, DeForest, Dumont, Eagle, Edison, 
>Emerson, Garod, Kolster, Marti, Mu-Rad, RCA, Radio Service Labs, 
>Splitdorf, Thompson, Victor, and Ware.  Ware I believe was in the Trenton 
>area but I need an address and confirmation.  I know there were other 
>small ones in the Trenton area but cannot find them.  Of course Marconi 
>was in New Jersey also.  I have all the radio related companies in the 
>Boonton area as well.  There probably a lot of other "garage" sized 
>operations as well.  Nearly all the manufacturers had New York City sales 
>addresses so some New Jersey plants may be hiding under New York City 
>addresses as well.  Check your collections and memory and see if you can 
>add to my list.
>Ray Chase   [email protected]