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Electrohome fonds. File
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Research : Electrohome logos and letterhead.

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 patent file.

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 : employee reminiscences.

  • SCA207-GA186-47-2715
  • File
  • [1996-1997] (originally created 1967-[1997?])
  • 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 : Helycon motors.

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 : Horton-Electrohome appliances.

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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Research : humidifier patent.

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 : Koegler notes.

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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Research : map and parking facilities study plan.

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.

Electrohome

Research : motors and air conditioners.

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 : news releases.

File consists of five news releases and nine typed cutlines to accompany product photographs.

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Research : note : Bill McGregor.

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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Research : old legal documents.

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 : Ontario Hydro.

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 : organizational and financial analysis.

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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Research : overview.

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 : parts price lists.

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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Research : Phonola advertisement.

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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Research : Pollock family.

File consists of material compiled during the process of research into the early history of the Pollock family. Includes ms. and typed notes; photocopies of pages from directories, census records, periodicals, and other publications; photocopies of press clippings; correspondence; museum pamphlets; and other photocopied documents.

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Research : press clippings and other material.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome, Arthur B. Pollock, the opening of the Planar plant in St. Catharines, and a charitable donation. File also includes a telegraph addressed to Arthur B. Pollock's wife.

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Research : press clippings (file 1 of 2).

File consists of press clippings and photocopies of press clippings relating to organizational changes within Electrohome, Electrohome's broadcasting interests, Electrohome products, and the company's history and anniversaries. Includes the December 4, 1997 issue of the Financial Post with a front page story about Electrohome, and the September 1998 issue of the local business magazine Exchange with a feature article on Electrohome. File also includes photocopies of correspondence from William McGregor (President, Electrohome Communications).

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Research : product literature (file 1 of 2).

File consists of advertising and publicity materials relating to Electrohome and several of its subsidiaries and divisions, including Electrohome Europe, Electrohome Electronics, Projection Systems and Display Systems divisions, CAP Communications (CFRN-TV), and Lightening Circuits. Includes company brochures, single-sheet advertisements, product brochures, portfolios of company information and product literature, and issues of internal publications.

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Research : product literature (file 2 of 2).

File consists of advertising and publicity materials relating to Electrohome and several of its subsidiaries and divisions, including Electrohome Europe, Electrohome Electronics, Projection Systems and Display Systems divisions, CAP Communications (CFRN-TV), and Lightening Circuits. Includes company brochures, single-sheet advertisements, product brochures, portfolios of company information and product literature, and issues of internal publications.

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Research : profit-sharing retirement plan.

File consists of material relating to the profit-sharing retirement plan at Electrohome. Includes a form letter to employees and a typed document containing questions and answers as well as the text of the plan.

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Research : radio : automobile radios.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome automobile radios. Includes original and photocopies of owner's manuals and installation and service manuals.

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Research : radio : Phonola advertisements.

File consists of advertising material relating to Phonola products, as well as products manufactured by Pollock-Welker Ltd. (including Pulwel phonographs and Helycon motors) and the Grimes Radio Corporation. Includes advertisements, fold-out brochures, catalogues and other product literature, photocopied advertisements from the Canadian Music Trades Journal, and other photocopied material.

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Research : radio : radio history.

File consists of material relating to the history of radio broadcasting and manufacturing. Includes a directory of radio parts and equipment suppliers, a timeline of technical milestones, and volume 6, number 5 (1977) of Stereo Guide, containing articles relating to radio history.

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Research : radio : sales information.

File consists of material relating to sales for Phonola radios and Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers) and fans. Includes product literature, warranty and service policies, leaflets about advertising and sales, advertising proofs, and other material.

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Research : radio : sales manual.

File consists of material relating to sales and service for Phonola radios and Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers) and fans. Includes single-sheet advertisments, price lists, warranty and service policies, booklets and leaflets about advertising and sales, dealer advertisements, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Models, Prices, Advertising, Service, and Miscellaneous.

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Research : radio : sales manual.

File consists of material relating to sales and service for Phonola radios and Electrohome air conditioners (humidifiers) and fans. Includes single-sheet advertisments, price lists, warranty and service policies and manuals, booklets and leaflets about advertising and sales, dealer advertisements, and other material. Material is divided by the following tabs: Models, Prices, Advertising, Service, and Miscellaneous.

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Research : radio, TV.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the history of Central Ontario Television Limited / CAP Communications Limited and Carl A. Pollock's role in the development of radio and TV broadcasting in central Ontario. Includes photocopied typed and ms. notes, press clippings, memoranda, speeches by Carl A. Pollock, and a typed history of CAP Communications Limited.

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Research : reverse osmosis advertising.

File consists of material relating to the production of advertising material for the Reverse Osmosis Division of Electrohome. Includes photographs, copy negatives, contact sheets, and a slide of reverse osmosis systems and applications; single-sheet advertisements for ultrafiltration systems soluble oil waste treatment and for maple sap concentration by reverse osmosis; and blank letterhead. Some of the photographs depict reverse osmosis systems at Bud Automotive (Kitchener, ON), TRW Canada Ltd. (St. Catharines, ON), Schwitzer (Stratford, ON), and an unidentified plant in Windsor, ON.

Some photographs have been mounted on board and retouched. Duplicate photographs are present.

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Research : scrapbook from Canadian Manufacturers' Association.

File consists of a photocopy reproduction of a scrapbook presented to Carl A. Pollock by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in honour of his term as President (1962-1963). The scrapbook contains press clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to Pollock's activities as President.

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Research : Serenader radios.

File consists of faxed correspondence and pages from 1920s and 1930s Simpson's catalogues depicting Serenader radios, made by the Grimes Radio Corporation.

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Research : start - 1919.

  • SCA207-GA186-47-2689
  • File
  • [1996-1997] (originally created 1902-[1997?])
  • Part of Electrohome fonds.

File consists of photocopied material relating to the early history of Electrohome and the Pollock family up to ca. 1919. Includes photocopies of ms. and typed notes, memoranda, press clippings and advertisements, pages from books and periodicals (some annotated), and Electrohome pamphlets and catalogues. File also includes a print-out of typed notes.

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Research : Vista magazine article on John A. Pollock.

File consists of the summer 1993 issue of Vista magazine, featuring an article about John A. Pollock; a photocopy of the article; and a photocopied page from an unidentified directory containing Pollock's biography.

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Research : W. E. Curry : correspondence and memoranda.

File consists of material relating to radio engineering and broadasting, the inventory and sales of radio and television sets, and other activities of W.E. Curry, general manager of the Consumer Electronics Division of Electrohome. Includes memoranda and correspondence, inventory and distributor performance reports, press clippings, and other material.

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Resigned personnel.

File consists of material relating to biographical information about Electrohome senior personnel. Includes copies of blank and completed personal information forms.

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Resigned personnel (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photographs (plus duplicates) of 22 portraits, 4 contact prints, 4 printing proofs (including one half-tone relief), and 3 snapshots of senior personnel. File also includes 3 photographs of production facilities and biographical information about senior vice-president J.G. Tufts.

Personnel identified in portraits are: W.G. Scott, Ron Ward, Geo. Harper, Jim Court, N.J. Long, W.E. Cury, F.A.O. Banks, [Robert T.M. Jordan], Col. Donald F. McRae, Jack Boehmer, Tom Bruce, and Ken Summerville; some are not identified.

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Resigned personnel (file 2 of 2).

File consists of photographs (plus duplicates) of senior personnel, including nine portraits, seven contact prints, three photographs, and one printing proof.

Personnel identified are: Ted Turner, David E. Corbett, John Murray, F.A.O. Banks, George Eitel, and J.G. Tufts.

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Resources : archival work.

File consists of material relating to the arrangement, description, and processing of archival materials, collected by Nicola McLaughlin for her work with the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes photocopied pages of manuals and papers relating to archival work and textbase management software, catalogues of archival supplies (some photocopied), and correspondence.

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Resources : museum management and exhibitions.

File consists of material relating to museum management and developing exhibitions of historical collections, collected by Nicola McLaughlin in her work with the Electrohome museum and archives. Includes correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, and ephemera from related organizations, including the Ontario Museum Association, the Ontario Historical Society, and the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications. File also includes photocopies of articles from Exhibitionist News and other material.

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Retirees : tape-recording session : correspondence.

File consists of material relating to a tape-recording session at which retirees shared memories about their experiences at Electrohome. Includes correspondence, typed notes, a timeline of Electrohome history up to 1967, and a company brochure.

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Retirement.

File consists of approximately 50 letters from friends and colleagues congratulating Carl A. Pollock on his retirement from the Electrohome Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. File also includes carbon copies of thank-you letters from Pollock and the letter from Pollock circulated among customers and internal management announcing his retirement.

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Retirements.

File consists of photographs of employees upon retirement, some of them receiving gifts from senior managers.

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Retirements : Bertha Becker.

File consists of photographs of Bertha Becker upon her retirement. Includes photographs of Becker at a company dinner, playing an organ, and shaking hands with Carl A. Pollock.

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Retro II : Sept., 1991.

File consists of material relating to the introduction of the ECP Retro II self-contained rear projection encolusre unit. Includes news releases, three copies of a single-sheet advertisement, photocopies of photographs, and an internal product bulletin.

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Reuters.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Reuters Limited (London, England). Includes an edited draft of an agreement, a photocopy of an agreement, faxed correspondence and ms. notes.

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Reutz, Harold J.

File consists of material relating to Harold J. Reutz. Includes 5 portraits (plus duplicates) of Reutz and a contact print of Reutz standing with four unidentified men, a news release, a letter, ms. notes, and biographical information. One of the portraits is mounted in a cardboard frame.

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Reverse Osmosis : portfolio.

File consists of a portolio containing three single sheet advertisements for reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration systems.

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Richardson, Thomas K.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Thomas K. Richardson as Regional Sales Manager, British Columbia, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates) of Richardson, memoranda, a letter, and a news release.

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Richmond.

File consists of three copies of a photograph of the Richmond television console.

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Richmond color TV, C38-727.

File consists of a photograph (plus duplicates), one copy negative, and one slide (plus duplicates) of the Richmond color TV, C38-727. One copy of the photograph has been mounted on board and retouched by hand, and the other copies have been reproduced from this one.

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Richmond stereo.

File consists of three copies of a photograph of the Richmond stereo console.

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Roam communications : cellular telephone.

File consists of press clippings relating to cellular telephone and the role of Electrohome in manufacturing cellular radio hand-sets for Roam Communications (Ottawa, ON).

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Robert I. Robotics Inc.

File consists of an agreement relating to business conducted with Robert I. Robotics Inc. (London, ON).

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Robertson, John H.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of John H. Robertson as Regional Sales Manager, Toronto and Eastern Ontario, for the Consumer Electronic Products Division. Includes two portraits of Richardson, memoranda, a letter, and a draft news release. One of the photographs has been retouched by hand.

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Rogers Communications.

File consists of faxed correspondence to Rogers Communications. File also includes lists of press contacts and recipients of Electrohome news releases.

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Rolodex of Carl A. Pollock.

File consists of a rolling index containing telephone contact information. Carl A. Pollock's name is engraved on the top.

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Romper Room.

File consists of three photographs of Betty Thompson on the set of the CKCO-TV program Romper Room.

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Roof vent power conversion kit.

File consists of advertising material for a roof vent power conversion kit in the form of a single sheet intended for insertion into a binder of other product literature.

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Rosen Metal Co. Ltd. : agreement.

File consists of material relating to business conducted with Butler/Dalton Insurance Agencies Ltd. (Kitchener, ON) regarding a bond with the Rosen Metal Co. Ltd. (Kitchener, ON). Includes correspondence and photocopies of premium notices and other documents.

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Royal Bank of Canada : agreement.

File consists of copies of application forms, an agreement, and a letter regarding loans and security on the property of Electrohome held by the Royal Bank of Canada.

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Rudd, Frank.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Frank Rudd as Manager, Pacific Regional Service. Includes two portraits and a half-tone negative of Rudd, a memorandum, and copies of a news release.

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Rush, Grant A.

File consists of material relating to an announcement about the appointment of Grant A. Rush as Manager, Distribution Services. Includes two portraits (plus duplicates), memoranda, a news release, and a letter.

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Ryan Insurance Group.

File consists of a letter and an agreement relating to business conducted with the Ryan Insurance Group (Chicago, IL).

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S10 receiver.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome satellite receivers. Includes two photographs and an article from the April 1, 1985, issue of Coop's Satellite Digest about the E1 receiver.

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Sa motte vi USA och Kanada.

File consists of an issue of the Swedish magazine SIA (Skogsindustriarbetaren) containing an article entitled "Sa motte vi USA och Kanada", about a delegation to North America, which visited Electrohome. File also includes ms. and typed translations of the portion of the article discussing Kitchener and Electrohome.

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Safari television set.

File consists of four copies of a photograph and one copy negative of the Safari television set. One of the photographs has been pasted to board and retouched by hand.

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