[NJARC] Fwd: Vintage radio company in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey?

[Al Klase]

Stuart,

I'm glad you found something.

It seems to me, that in the 1020's, anybody who could solder started a 
radio company.  There were probably thousands of them.

Al

On 7/28/2017 6:02 PM, Stuart Smolkin wrote:
> Al,
>
> I received a reply from a very nice lady at the county library. She 
> sent me a screen capture from a 1930-31 Northern New Jersey Telephone 
> Directory yellow pages.
>
> It shows a R and G radio company in Hackensack, New Jersey (not that 
> far from Ridgefield Park).
>
> So, I suspect this outfit is the maker of my radio.  Because they were 
> likely a somewhat small local store, this may explain why they were 
> not listed in the extensive directory Aaron mentions.
>
> Thanks again, guys, for helping me find out about this radio.
>
> Cheers -
> Stuart
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net 
> <mailto:ark at ar88.net>> wrote:
>
>     Aaron is one of our documentation experts.
>
>
>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>     Subject: 	Re: [NJARC] Fwd: Vintage radio company in Ridgefield
>     Park, New Jersey?
>     Date: 	Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:13:36 -0400
>     From: 	Aaron Hunter <ahunter01 at comcast.net>
>     <mailto:ahunter01 at comcast.net>
>     To: 	Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> <mailto:ark at ar88.net>
>
>
>
>     Al
>
>     I have "Battery Set Compendium" by Greg Hunolt.  Almost 2000
>     companies are listed, but none in Ridgefield Park and no R-G
>     Special-4.
>     The closest is Eastern Radio Laboratories in Fort Lee. Listed in
>     the November, 1922 Radio Redbook as a maker of vacuum tube
>     receiving sets.
>
>     Al Klase wrote:
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>>     Can anyone help Stuart with info on this radio? - Al Klase
>>
>>
>>
>>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>     Subject: 	Vintage radio company in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey?
>>     Date: 	Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:12:17 -0400
>>     From: 	Stuart Smolkin <stuart.smolkin at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:stuart.smolkin at gmail.com>
>>     To: 	ark at ar88.net <mailto:ark at ar88.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>     Hello Al,
>>
>>     My name is Stuart, and I'm the curator of the Asheville Radio
>>     Museum <http://www.avlradiomuseum.org> in Asheville, North Carolina.
>>
>>     We recently acquired a 1920's (30's?) regenerative radio labeled
>>     "RG SPECIAL 4, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey."
>>
>>     Is there anyone at your museum who might be able to tell us the
>>     name of the manufacturer, or where we might obtain a schematic?
>>
>>     I've attached a few photos, in case they help.
>>
>>     Thanks in advance for any assist.
>>
>>     -- 
>>
>>     Stuart Smolkin
>>     504-256-5796 <tel:%28504%29%20256-5796>
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> -- 
>
> Stuart Smolkin
> 504-256-5796

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