Company Name:

Day-Fan Electric Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Dayton Fan and Motor Co. ;  Search this

Notes content:

Single-phase motors; polyphase motors; direct current motors ; radio components ; Founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1889, the Dayton Fan and Motor Company made fly and ventilating fans. In the 1920s, as the Day-Fan Electric Company, it began to join in the rush to capitalize on the growth of radio with a line of components. Ultimately, the company was bought by General Motors in 1929, and General Motors Radio Corp. was created. This company was liquidated in 1931 as a result of an antitrust suit involving GM's alleged collusion with RCA. ( http://www.antiqueradio.com/Jan05_Schecter_DayFan.html )

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Radios and radio equipment  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Topic:

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Engines  Search this

Motors  Search this

Radio supplies industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_13303

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13303