Research : Pollock cabinet talking machines.
- SCA207-GA186-47-2732
- File
- [19--]
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photocopy of an advertisement for Pollock cabinet talking machines from the Pollock Manufacturing Company.
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Research : Pollock cabinet talking machines.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photocopy of an advertisement for Pollock cabinet talking machines from the Pollock Manufacturing Company.
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Research : Phonola advertisement reprints.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of reprints of Phonola advertisements. File also includes ms. notes.
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Research : Phonola advertisement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photocopy of a Phonola advertisement from Canadian Magazine Advertiser, and a photocopy of a page from an unidentified publication of a picture of King Edward VII and King George V.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of price lists for parts used in the production of phonographs, electric mixers, and humidifiers, including Helycon motors, tonearms, and reproducers. File also includes a price list for imported material used in the manufacture of phonograph motors, and ms. notes by John Koegler.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photocopy of the Electrohome company pamphlet entitled "Famous firsts since 1907" and photocopy of a page of typed notes about Electrohome's history.
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Research : organizational and financial analysis.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to an analysis of Electrohome's financial situation and the application for loan guarantees through the Enterprise Development Board. Includes photocopies of memoranda and correspondence between Carl A. Pollock and CEO James Homes and from the Enterprise Development Board (Canada), and ms. notes by Pollock.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the history of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario / Ontario Hydro and the provision of hydro-electricity in Ontario. Includes photocopies of press clippings and photographs, photocopies of pages from the Commission's annual report, print-outs of library and archives search results, ms. notes, and the program for the commission's 50th anniversary ceremonies.
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Research : old legal documents.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of The Phonola Company of Canada Limited, Grimes Radio Corporation Limited, and Pollock-Welker Limited. Includes photocopies of financial reports, legal documents, and correspondence.
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Research : official opening of Western operations.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an invitation to the official opening of the Electrohome Western sales zone offices, showroom and warehouse in Vancouver, BC.
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Research : note : Bill McGregor.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a print-out of typed document entitled "Notes from file put together for Bill McGregor" and a photocopy of a memorandum.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of five news releases and nine typed cutlines to accompany product photographs.
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Research : motors and air conditioners.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to motors and air conditioners. Includes advertisements and the text of a manual from the U.S. Air Conditioning Corporation, correspondence with companies that manufacture motors, an article reprint, and photocopied competitor radio advertisements.
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Research : map and parking facilities study plan.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a map of Kitchener-Waterloo depicting dates and types of aerial photography that had been mapped, and a study plan of parking facilities on Lancaster and Arnold streets in Kitchener. Both items prepared by the City of Kitchener, planning department.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material written and compiled by company historian John B. Koegler relating to the history of Electrohome and its various divisions, and of the Pollock family. Includes photocopies of ms. and typed notes and photocopies of ms. about the company's history. Some of the pages have been annotated.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a patent (carbon copy) with specifications and a technical drawing for a humidifier, invented by Carl A. Pollock.
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Research : Horton-Electrohome appliances.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to Electrohome's business venture with the Horton Manufacturing Company (Fort Wayne, IN). Includes memoranda, minutes of meetings of a committee formed to discuss the washing machine program, an issue of the company newsletter The Horton Pioneer containing an article about the partnership with Electrohome, and two photographs of a Horton-Electrohome portable ironer and a washing machine.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to Helycon motors, manufactured by Pollock-Welker Limited. Includes an advertisement and a component parts list, which includes pictures of each part.
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Research : employee reminiscences.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of two print-outs of notes from interviews conducted by Gary McLaren with five retired Electrohome employees on June 14, 1984, and a photocopy of a typed timeline of Electrohome's history.
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Research : Electrohome Technical Products Division product list.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a list of products produced by the Technical Products Division of Electrohome.
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Research : Electrohome patent file.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to Electrohome patents. Includes a memorandum and photocopies of two patent reports containing information on patents issued between 1964 and 1990.
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Research : Electrohome logos and letterhead.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of several varieties of blank letterhead from Electrohome, CFCA-FM, and Pollock Enterprises; print-outs of logos associated with Electrohome; a sample of the corporate seal for the Pollock Manufacturing Company Limited; and colour print-outs of historical advertisements. File also includes correspondence, expense statements, invoices, and receipts, probably collected to obtain samples of different logos and letterhead.
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Research : Electrohome duplex tuner instructions and service information.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photocopy of an instruction leaflet for the Electrohome 11 tube custom AM/FM duplex tuner. File also includes a photo-reproduction of a technical diagram for the T-140 [radio receiver?].
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Research : Eaton's occasional furniture advertisement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an advertisement clipped from the Globe and Mail for Eaton's occasional furniture.
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Research : dealer advertisements.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a memorandum and dealer advertisements for Electrohome consumer products.
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Research : building information.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the location, expansion, and construction of Electrohome manufacturing plants. Includes photocopies of pages from Sparks and Chips, photocopies of Electrohome company leaflets with maps and plant descriptions, and print-outs of lists of plant locations and Electrohome brands.
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Research : bathroom fittings : Pollock Manufacturing Company.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a catalogue of bathroom fittings produced by the Pollock Manufacturing Company. File also includes a Phonola advertisement.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to a trip to Art Metal Inc. (office furniture manufacturer in Jamestown, NY) by John Koegler. Includes a memorandum and report about the trip and the company, three Art Metal Inc. sales manuals, ms. notes, photostat press clippings about the electrocoating paint application technique, and four technical drawings. The drawings were prepared by The Globe Tool and Engineering Co. (Dayton, OH), and are titled: "Electrical circuit", "Hydraulic assembly", "Gear counter assembly", and "Counter disengage".
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a one-page print-out entitled "Helpful hints for dating appliances".
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Research : air conditioner sales presentation.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a booklet presentation advertising Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers). Contains ms. notes on front cover.
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Research : air conditioner parts and price lists.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of parts and price lists for various models of Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers).
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Research : air conditioner parts and price list.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a parts and price list for all models of Electrohome air conditioners manufactured from 1935-1950.
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Research : air conditioner operating instructions.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of operating instructions and product tag for a portable Electrohome air conditioner (humidifier).
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Research : air conditioner design and advertising.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the design and advertisement of Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers). Includes dealer advertisements, a memorandum, and hand-drawn sketches of air conditioner units. File also includes a photograph of an in-store display of fan heaters.
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Research : A.B. Pollock founded largest all-Canadian firm in its field.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of two copies of a reprinted article appearing in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on April 21, 1977, about Arthur B. Pollock. The article was part of a series on members of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame.
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Research : 40th anniversary advertisements : portfolio.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of two copies of a portfolio containing reprints of the advertisements appearing in the Kitchener Daily Record celebrating the 40th anniversary of Electrohome.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family during the 1990s. Includes photocopies of press clippings and one original press clipping.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1980-1989. Includes photocopies of press clippings, news releases, correspondence, and other documents. File also includes ms. notes.
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Research : 1970-1979 (file 2 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1970-1979. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, correspondence and memoranda, and other documents. File also includes a print-out of typed notes. Some pages have been annotated.
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Research : 1970-1979 (file 1 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1970-1979. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, correspondence and memoranda, and other documents. File also includes a print-out of typed notes. Some pages have been annotated.
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Research : 1960-1969 (file 2 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1960-1969. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, statements by Carl A. Pollock, and other documents. File also includes print-outs of typed notes. Many pages contain pink highlighting.
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Research : 1960-1969 (file 1 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1960-1969. Includes photocopies of press clippings, pages from Sparks and Chips and other company publications, news releases, statements by Carl A. Pollock, and other documents. File also includes print-outs of typed notes. Many pages contain pink highlighting.
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Research : 1950-1959 (file 2 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1950-1959. Includes photocopies of pages from Sparks and Chips, press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, annual reports, minutes, and other documents. File also includes a print out of typed notes.
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Research : 1950-1959 (file 1 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1950-1959. Includes photocopies of pages from Sparks and Chips, press clippings, correspondence and memoranda, annual reports, minutes, and other documents. File also includes a print out of typed notes.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1940-1949. Includes photocopies of ms. notes, pages from Sparks and Chips, correspondence and memoranda, and an annual report. File also includes a print out of typed notes.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1930-1939. Includes ms. notes, photocopies of ms. and typed notes and a price list, and a print out of typed notes.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Electrohome and the Pollock family from ca. 1920-1929. Includes photocopies of ms. notes, press clippings and advertisements, pages from books and periodicals, Electrohome pamphlets and catalogues, and Phonola financial reports. File also includes a print-out of typed notes.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a letter and proposal from Opinion Research Corporation International, Limited (Toronto, ON), soliciting Electrohome's participation in a research project on corporate public image.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to requests for information about RCA's SelectaVision MagTape system received through advertising in industry-related publications. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, and copies of a brochure describing the product.
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Report of task forces studying financial organization and systems within the company.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a report by Price Waterhouse Associates (Toronto, ON) relating to the financial organization and systems of Electrohome.
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Repeating "Fred Davis consumer."
Part of Electrohome fonds.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a flier advertising the potential manufacture of remote display monitors for use in the video game industry and soliciting feedback from recipients.
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Remai Construction : promissory note.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a memorandum and copies of promissory notes relating to business conducted with the Remai Construction Company.
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Release regarding new plant : Nov. 1963.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material related to the announcement of a new plant (Plant 6) in Kitchener's industrial park. Includes press clippings, a news release, correspondence, and a sketch of the new plant with a typed cutline.
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Registrations : Electrohome design lecture series.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of correspondence relating to registration for the Waterloo lecture of the 1973 design lecture series. File also includes a typed copy of Carl A. Pollock's opening remarks, and a copy of a typed list of Kitchener-Waterloo registrations (incomplete?).
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Regional sales meeting, Jan. 1994.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the Electrohome Graphics Wall System and a presentation at a regional sales meeting in January, 1994. Includes ms. notes, print-outs of computer slides for two presentations, photocopied product brochures, faxed advertising order forms, and other material. Presentations are entitled: "Communications briefing: Electrohome Projection Systems LCD introduction" and "Graphics wall system: status update".
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of copies of two portraits (plus duplicates) of Ken Reed.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to business conducted with Redwood Corporation (San Francisco, CA). Includes correspondence (some photocopies) and original and photocopied agreements.
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Rediffusion (Singapore) Private Limited : distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Rediffusion (Singapore) Private Limted.
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Rediffusion Business Electronics : distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of agreements relating to business conducted with Rediffusion Business Electronics (Malaysia) and Rediffusion (Singapore) Private Limited.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
Advertisements in English and French by Russell T. Kelley Inc.
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Red Ribbon promotion : October, 1977 : Laredo, Savoy, Valdez.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of seven photographs (plus duplicates) and two transparencies of the Laredo, Savoy, and Valdez television sets for use in advertising material.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Records Retention Centre (Kitchener, ON).
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of 30 gramophone records, including seven Phonola records. Some of the records were probably used for in-store phonograph demonstrations and some were used for advertising purposes. Includes 17.5 cm, 25 cm, and 30 cm (7", 10", and 12") records of the following labels: Phonola, Parlophon-Record, His Majesty's Voice Victor, RCA Victor Red Seal, Odeon, Arrow, Okeh, Apex, Favorite Record, Beka-Meister Record, United Artists, Columbia, and Capitol. Some records were produced for Electrohome by Colombia.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of three record sleeves and a letter.
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Reba Equipment Enterprises Ltd. : distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Reba Equipment Enterprises Ltd. (Toronto, ON).
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of advertising material for a rear window defogger in the form of a single sheet intended for insertion into a binder of other product literature.
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Reap Trading Co. Ltd. : distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to business conducted with Reap Trading Co. Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan). Includes faxed memoranda and photocopied and original agreements.
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Reap Trading Co. Ltd. : Display Systems distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Reap Trading Co. Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan).
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Reaction to September 12, 1962 statement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to a statement made by Carl A. Pollock as president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association about Canada's economic situation that was misrepresented in a Canadian Press dispatch, and Pollock's attempts to correct the mistake. Includes correspondence and press clippings.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
One chart for RCA Cunningham radio parts.
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R.C.A. Corporation : license : January 1, 1969.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to business conducted with R.C.A. Corporation (New York, NY). Includes draft and final versions of a patent license agreement, correspondence (including some e-mail print-outs), memoranda, and ms. notes.
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Raytheon Canada : corporate and legal records.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the operations of Raytheon Canada. Includes draft and final versions of a subsidary agreement, an unsigned distributor agreement, correspondence and memoranda (some carbon copies), a resolution of directors form, and other material. Some material is reverse printed from microfilm.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of three portraits (plus duplicates) of Earl Rayner.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Rank Brimar Ltd. (Manchester, U.K.).
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Rand Computer Inc. : distributor agreement.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Rand Computer Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan).
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to publicity about the announcement by Electrohome regarding the sale of its Technical Products operation to Radyne Ltd. of England. Includes memoranda, copies of a news release, and copies of an unaddressed form letter from Radyne.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Ken Radomsky as Regional Sales Manager, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes a portrait of Radomsky, memoranda, correspondence, and draft and final versions of a news release.
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Radius, Inc. : letter of intent.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a memorandum and a faxed letter of intent relating to business conducted with Radius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA).
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to business conducted with Radius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA). Includes draft and final versions of agreements, memoranda, correspondence, and ms. notes.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
One chart for radiotron radio parts.
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Radio wiring : diagrams and notes.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the design and production of radio receivers. Includes 35 blueprints of wiring diagrams, typed descriptions of the diagrams, and typed parts lists.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of 14 radio vacuum tubes and other unidentified radio parts. Some tubes and parts are broken.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the formation and operations of the Radio Production Alliance and the securing of contracts from the Department of National Defense for the production of radio equipment during World War II. Includes carbon copies of correspondence and memoranda, ms. notes, one technical drawing, and other documents. Correspondence is among the members of the Alliance, and with the Department of National Defense, Department of Munitions and Supply, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. File probably belonged to Carl A. Pollock.
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Radio division : warranty and service policy.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
A warranty and service policy for Electrohome radios.
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Radio division : warranty and service policy.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
A warranty and service policy for Electrohome radios.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of a photograph used in advertising material. Depicts a man and woman sitting on a couch beside an Electrohome radio console.
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Radio College of Canada circuit manual indices.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of photocopied pages from the indices of Radio College of Canada Circuit Manuals with the entries for Electrohome, Phonola, and Viking brands highlighted. File also includes a ms. note.
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Radio broadcasting in the Kitchener-Waterloo area : surveys.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of two reports on surveys by Gruneau Research Limited (Toronto, ON): A survey of retailers' opinions on radio in the Ktichener-Waterloo area and A survey of opinions held [about radio broadcasting] by senior officers of community organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
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Radio : service manuals and parts lists (file 2 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of service information and parts lists for Electrohome radio-phonograph combinations, speaker units, and radio adapters. Includes specifications, technical diagrams, and service instructions.
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Radio : service manuals and parts lists (file 1 of 2).
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of service manual and parts lists for radio receivers, produced by Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited. Manuals include specifications, technical diagrams, parts lists (including prices), and operating instructions. Each manual applies to one model but may include several series of that model.
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Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of 11 service manual and part lists for various models of superheterodyne receivers. Manuals include parts price lists. Some manuals are stamped "Grimes Radio Corporation Limited".
Model numbers include:
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Radio : model 312A installation and operating instructions.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of material relating to the installation and operation of the model 312A radio-phonograph combination from Electrohome. Includes an instruction manual, a folded diagram of the record changer, and the service policy and warranty.
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Radio : instruction book for batteryless radio receiver.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of an instruction book for a 110 volt AC batteryless radio receiver.
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Radio : instruction and service manuals.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of four original and two photocopies of instruction and service manuals (including parts lists) for radio-phonograph combinations, superheterodyne receivers, phonographs, and car radios manufactured by Electrohome. Manuals refer to Madeira, Calais, Lucerne, Crescendo, Imperial, Classic, Cosmopolitan, and Carleton models of radio-phonographs, Concord phonographs, the World Crusier superheterodyne receiver, and Sapphire I car radio.
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Radio : Electrohome radios, 1935-1941 : service manuals and parts price lists, continued.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of service manuals and parts lists for radio receivers, produced by Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited. Service manuals include specifications, technical diagrams, parts lists (including prices), and operating instructions. Each manual applies to one model but may include several series of that model.
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Radio : Electrohome radios, 1935-1941 : service manuals and parts price lists.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of service manuals and parts lists for radio receivers, produced by Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited. Service manuals include specifications, technical diagrams, parts lists (including prices), and operating instructions. Each manual applies to one model but may include several series of that model. File also includes typed index of manuals included in File 2471 and File 2472 and lists of radio receiver model numbers with their chassis numbers and model names.
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Radio : clock radio brochures.
Part of Electrohome fonds.
File consists of adverting material for clock radios. Includes several versions in the form of single sheets intended for insertion into a binder with other product literature.
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