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Variant company name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philco ; http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/philco.htm  Search this
Company Name:
Philco  Search this
Related companies:
Spencer Co. ; Helios Co. ; Philadelphia Storage Battery Co. ; Ford Motor Co. ; Ford Aerospace ; Cramer Electronics, Inc. ; Philco Radio & Television Corp. ; Philco-Ford Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
Trade lit and technical manuals, circa 1920s-1960s from a company that began as a battery manufacturer in the late 19th century then became a pioneer in early radio and television. Philco built many iconic radios and TV sets, including the classic cathedral-shaped wooden radio of the 1930s as well as the futuristic Predicta line of TV receivers. Radios for: tabletops, bars and taverns, farms, floor models ; plus aerials ; batteries for locomotives, electric industrial trucks ; Victrolas; Philco refrigerators (1945-46) ; Philco single room air-conditioners ; Philco radio-phonographs . Circa 1940 brochure entitled "The Story of Philco Progress." Plus manual on cable construction; manual on trouble-shooting radar ; tube manual ; 1927-1928 Philco Radio Installation and Service Manual ; 1959 Technical Writing Guide; 1948 catalog of Test Equipmemnt for Science and Industry ; 1963 transistor guide for communications circuit designers ; 1952 training manual for the Armed Forces ; 1951 Philco Training Manual Radar System Measurements Theory and Practice ; manual for black and white TV and AM/FM radio. Also, various materials for motivating the Philco salesforce and possibly retailers. Philco phone ; auto radio ; color television ; stereo consoles ;
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
79 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engineering consultants and contractors  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Hotel; bar and restaurant supplies  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this
Television  Search this
Topic:
"Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Audio equipment industry  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Bars (Drinking establishments)  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Computers  Search this
Consulting engineers  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engineers  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32116
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32116