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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

Company Name:

Zenith Radio Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Zenith Electronics Corp. (Glenview, IL) ; see other record  Search this

Notes content:

radio receivers : electric and battery operated radios, two way radios, long distance radios, portable radios, table top radios, radio consoles, chairside radios, radio-phonograph combinations; record players. Stereos ; "Hearing Loss and the Family Doctor" ; "The Ear and How It Works" ; press releases ; televisions ; tuner manuals ; TV transistors ; control chassis ; color TV chassis ; annual reports ; solid state AC/battery portable radios ; "Trans-Oceanic" multi-band radios ; receivers ; electron-beam parametric amplifiers ; light modulators ; phonograph ...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and manual

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

66 pieces; 4 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Radios and radio equipment  Search this

Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this

Television  Search this

Topic:

Audio equipment industry  Search this

Computers  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Optical equipment  Search this

Phonograph  Search this

Radio supplies industry  Search this

Sound -- Recording and reproducing  Search this

Sound recording industry  Search this

Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this

Television supplies industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_34541

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34541

Company Name:

Canon Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Lake Success, NY) ; Canon Canada Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) ; Canon Camera Co., Inc.  Search this

Notes content:

Typestar ; color ink-jet printers ; serial dot impact printers ; thermal transfer printers ; laser beam printers ; Athena Personal Computer ; Canon electronic typewriters ; 8mm video camera & recorders ; "A Guide to Video Camcorder Techniques" ; "Canon Communicator" ; communication aids for children and adults with speech disorders ; laser copier systems ; zoom lenses for color TV cameras

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

13 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Tokyo, Japan

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Office equipment and supplies  Search this

Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this

Topic:

Cameras  Search this

Computers  Search this

Office equipment and supplies industry  Search this

Optical equipment  Search this

Photographic industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_35880

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_35880

Company Name:

Zenith Electronics Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Zenith Radio Corp. Chicago, IL (see other record) ; Zenith Data Systems  Search this

Notes content:

display systems ; "Videoway" terminals ; interactive services for television viewing ; news releases on company actions ; high definition televisions ; computers ; color televisions ; monitors ; portable personal computers ; HDTV demodulation chips ; digital projectors ; solid-state AC/battery portable televisions ; video recorders ; camcorders ; EBPA Bibliographies ; company updates on partnerships and acquisitions ;

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

163 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Television  Search this

Topic:

Computers  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Optical equipment  Search this

Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this

Television supplies industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_42857

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_42857

Variant company name:

New York, NY  Search this

Company Name:

Toyomenka (America) Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

TMK Electronics  Search this

Notes content:

car sounds systems ; AM/FM/MPX receivers ; stereo ; cassette tape players ; portable color TV

Includes:

Trade catalog

Color images

Physical description:

4 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Radios and radio equipment  Search this

Television  Search this

Topic:

Radio supplies industry  Search this

Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this

Television supplies industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_43644

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_43644

Variant company name:

Established 1907  Search this

Company Name:

Buckbee-Mears Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Developed metal reticles for the U.S. Navy during WWII to replace the opaque glass gunsight reticles ; halftone screens for the graphic arts industry ; reticle technique repeated in color television screens, radar tube screens, curved electric shaver heads, etc. ; photo-engravings for advertisements ; etc.

Includes:

Trade catalog and samples

Color images

Types of samples:

reticles and screens

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Television  Search this

Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this

Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Topic:

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Brass  Search this

Bronze  Search this

Cameras  Search this

Metals  Search this

Military supplies  Search this

Military uniforms  Search this

Photographic industry  Search this

Television supplies industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_8897

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_8897

Maker:

Sony Corporation  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 15 in x 15 in x 17 3/4 in; 38.1 cm x 38.1 cm x 45.085 cm

Object Name:

Receiver, television

television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver; Receiver, television; Television

Date made:

ca 1970

ca. 1970

Credit Line:

from Sony Corporation, thru Akio Morita

ID Number:

EM.334925

Catalog number:

334925

Accession number:

314670

Model number:

KV-1310

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f6a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_706163

Maker:

DuMont Company  Search this

Measurements:

polariyatron apparatus: 26 cm x 15 cm x 28 cm; 10 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 11 in

Object Name:

Polariyatron Apparatus

Other Terms:

Polariyatron Apparatus; Components; Laboratory and Measurement; Laboratory and Measurement

Credit Line:

from Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, Dumont Laboratories Div., thru Edgar S. Hill

ID Number:

EM.328363

Catalog number:

328363

Accession number:

270517

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1ad2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_710483

Maker:

DuMont Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 18 in x 18 in x 14 in; 45.72 cm x 45.72 cm x 35.56 cm

Object Name:

Receiver

television receiver

color television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver; Television

Date made:

1949

Associated date:

1949

Credit Line:

from Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, Dumont Laboratories Div., thru Edgar S. Hill

ID Number:

EM.328353

Catalog number:

328353

Accession number:

270517

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-23c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_711219

Measurements:

overall: 25 1/2 in x 28 5/8 in x 1 in; 64.77 cm x 72.7075 cm x 2.54 cm

Object Name:

Photographs

photograph

Object Type:

photographs

Date made:

1949-07

Credit Line:

from Smith, Kline & French Laboratories thru Thomas M. Rauch

ID Number:

EM.330102

Catalog number:

330102

Accession number:

284922

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-f36c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_712975

Maker:

RCA Corporation  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 48 in x 22 1/2 in x 23 in; 121.92 cm x 57.15 cm x 58.42 cm

Object Name:

Receiver, television

television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver, television; Television

Date made:

1950

Credit Line:

from RCA David Sarnoff Research Center, thru J.S. Donal, Jr.

ID Number:

EM.319189

Catalog number:

319189

Accession number:

236304

Model number:

8-T-270

Serial number:

#A 407505

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0e47-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713287

Maker:

RCA  Search this

RCA Corporation  Search this

Object Name:

Receiver

television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver; Television

Date made:

ca 1955

ca. 1955

Credit Line:

from the United States Federal Communications Commission, thru Ralph J. Renton

ID Number:

EM.329277

Catalog number:

329277

Accession number:

263165

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6532-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713288

Maker:

RCA Corporation  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 40 in x 28 in x 26 in; 101.6 cm x 71.12 cm x 66.04 cm

Object Name:

Television receiver

Other Terms:

Television receiver; Television

Date made:

a. 1955

ca 1955

ca. 1955

Credit Line:

from RCA Corporation, thru Anthony Sylvester

ID Number:

EM.330477

Catalog number:

330477

Model number:

CT-100

Accession number:

298717

Serial number:

B9003823

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d6cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713289

Maker:

Philco  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 98 cm x 85.5 cm x 74 cm; 38 9/16 in x 33 11/16 in x 29 1/8 in

Object Name:

Receiver, television

television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver; Receiver, television; Television

Date made:

1954

Credit Line:

from Christopher Durborow

ID Number:

EM.336989

Catalog number:

336989

Accession number:

1979.0494

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f6a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713306

Maker:

General Electric Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 17 in x 30 in; 50.8 cm x 43.18 cm x 76.2 cm

Object Name:

Camera, television

television camera

Other Terms:

Television Camera; Camera; Camera, television; Television

Date made:

1950

Associated date:

1950

Credit Line:

from CBS Laboratories, thru Dr. Peter C. Goldmark

ID Number:

EM.330125.01

Accession number:

285442

Catalog number:

330125.01

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-48ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713329

Associated person:

Lafferty, J. M.  Search this

Maker:

General Electric Laboratory  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 48 in x 24 in; 121.92 cm x 60.96 cm

Object Name:

Electron Tube

cathode ray tube

Other Terms:

Electron Tube; Electron Tubes

Date made:

1951

Credit Line:

from General Electric Company, thru J. M. Lafferty and C. G. Suits

ID Number:

EM.319987

Catalog number:

319987

Accession number:

241116

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3248-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713622

Maker:

Hattori Corporation of America. Consumer Electronics Division  Search this

Hattori Corporation of America. Consumer Electronics Division  Search this

Seiko Corporation  Search this

Object Name:

Receiver, Color

television receiver

Other Terms:

Receiver, Color; Television

Date made:

1984

Credit Line:

from Hattori Corporation of America, Consumer Electronics Division, thru Jerry Astor

ID Number:

1984.0944.01

Accession number:

1984.0944

Catalog number:

1984.0944.01

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5315-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_713993

Object Name:

Display, Color Tv

Other Terms:

Display, Color Tv; Medicine

Credit Line:

Georgetown University Medical Center, National Biomedical Research Foundation

ID Number:

1984.0680.040

Accession number:

1984.0680

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-875b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_738541

Maker:

Casio  Search this

Measurements:

overall (closed): 5 in x 3 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 8.5725 cm x 3.81 cm

box: 5 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 8.89 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name:

television receiver

Date made:

1998

Credit Line:

from Richard Caplow

ID Number:

2016.0290.01

Accession number:

2016.0290

Catalog number:

2016.0290.01

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-64b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1816011

Maker:

CBS Laboratories  Search this

Object Name:

television monitor

Date made:

c1947

Credit Line:

from CBS Laboratories, thru Dr. Peter C. Goldmark

ID Number:

EM.330124

Catalog number:

330124

Accession number:

285442

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b98b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1288969