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File consists of a certificate of appreciation to Electrohome Limited in recognition of a contribution to K-W Habilitation Services for the Retarded as a community supporter.

One photograph of staff at the Berlin foundry (later the Gies foundry). An accompanying note indicates that Alex Welker is present in the photograph and that it was at this foundry that he initially began working on his designs for his phonograph.

Moving images, sound recordings, and slides relating to Electrohome, especially public relations, sales and marketing, and advertising, as well as some documenting various aspects of the company's facilities, operations, and history. Accrual also includes materials relating to the administration of Electrohome, and in particular financial reports for the company from 1985-2000 as well as some public relations materials from 1979-1984 and annual reports for the years 1997-1999.

Records relating to the administration, operation, products, and history of Electrohome Limited and its subsidiary companies, as well as its predecessors, Pollock-Welker Limited, the Grimes Radio Corporation Limited, and the Phonola Company of Canada Limited. Includes letters patent and by-laws, share certificates and registers, board of directors' minutes, legal records, financial statements, correspondence, memoranda, advertisements and product literature, internal and external publicity materials, news releases and press kits, press clippings, speeches, sales kits and manuals, photographs and other visual materials, ephemera, architectural and technical drawings, sound recordings, computer disks, and artifacts.

One photograph of the Electrohome plant. In this image the plant still reads "Pollock-Welker Limited mfr's of Helycon Phonograph Motors."

Two photographs that appear to show Carl Pollock's retirement from Electrohome.

Two photographs of the CKCO-TV tower on Baden Hill.

Two photographs of the exterior of the Electrohome factory on Victoria Street.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of office staff at Heinemann Electric.

One photograph of female workers at Electrohome.

Fifteen photographs of manufacturing processes. The images were taken during the years of the First World War and include shots of women working as well as posters advertising war bonds in the factory.

One photograph of what appears to be staff at s party. The individuals are dressed up and also present in the photograph are musicians.

One photograph of a phonograph.

One photograph of what appears to be a packaging room.

One photograph of office staff.

One photograph of manufacturing staff.

Photographs of Pollock-Welker product boxes being loaded onto A C.P. Rail car.

One photograph of employees of the Electrohome plant on Victoria Street.

One photograph of workers on the floor of Electrohome standing underneath A row of multi national flags.

Four photographs of employees at work in a manufacturing work room.

File consists of material relating to an advertising campaign for AABEX Electronic Services using television personality Fred Davis as a spokesperson. Includes copies of a news release and a press clipping.

Fonds consists of materials created by Electrohome Limited and its predecessors and accumulated by John Koegler, the former Electrohome historian. Includes organizational and administrative records, materials relating to manufacturing, advertising materials, and photographs.

File consists of photographs and snapshots of CKCO-TV buildings and production facilities, television personalities and stills from programs, technicians at work, and special events. Includes snapshots of the CKCO-TV crew on location at the 1988 Olympics (Calgary, AB) and the 1978 Oktoberfest parade (Kitchener, ON), stills from the set of Big Al's Cartoon Capers and Romper Room, and the transmission tower on Baden Hill.

File consists of material relating to the staff and facilities of CKCO-TV,CFCA-FM, CKKW-AM, CFRN-TV, and Sunwapta Broadcasting. Includes 14 transparencies, 8 photographs, and 1 slide of television personalities and news anchors on set, studios and equipment, and buildings (including the old and new CKCO-TV buildings). Some transparencies have been mounted in cardboard frames. File also includes a faxed memorandum and ms. notes.

Materials relating to the history and operations of Electrohome Limited.

One audio reel recording of interviews with Carl Pollock and Alex Welker. The interviews were conducted by John Koegler and Edna Staebler.

A warranty card for Electrohome fans.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's contribution to the furnishing of 36 housing units in Habitat '67, a project at Expo '67 (Montreal, QC). Includes photographs of Habitat '67 models and apartment interiors, brochures about the project, correspondence, ephemera, and a signed lease agreement.

File consists of material relating to Electrohome's contribution to the furnishing of 36 housing units in Habitat '67, a project at Expo '67 (Montreal, QC). Includes reports, correspondence, press clippings, memoranda, a project brief, news releases, photographs of Habitat '67, and other material.

File consists of a carbon copy of a letter to and a price quotation from Ainsworth Press (Kitchener, ON) regarding the publication of Sparks and Chips.

File consists of a catalogue advertising Electrohome stereo/hi-fi and television products available in 1960.

File consists of an agreement and a memorandum relating to business conducted with Electrohome USA (1989) Inc.

Two photographs of Electrohome staff.

Photographs of social events at Electrohome including picnics, races, baseball games and musical events.

Photographs of manufacturing at Electrohome, and Electrohome products.

Photograph of staff out front of the Breithaupt plant on the last day of operation.

Photograph of Electrohome employees on the ferry from Sarnia to Chicago.

Photographs of various Electrohome buildings.

Photograph of a 4 tube radio constructed by John Koegler in 1923.

Advertising page from Radio Trade-Builder for the Electrohome Phonola battery radio.

Three packages of phonograph needles from Tusko, Minerva, and The Needle of Quality.

One sticker advertising eye protection.

Notice of the official name change of the company to Electrohome Limited.

Handwritten Electrohome histories by John Koegler, as well as some historical ephemera, such as an advertising brochure for a humidifier.

File consists of a group portrait, probably of the management and directors of CAP Communications. File also includes a negative and a printing proof of the portrait, as well as a slip of paper identifiying the people in the photograph.

Includes cardboard mount, and identification of people in the photograph: Marvin Stroh, John Donahue, George Moskal, Paul Turchan, Elaine Economoff, Dan Fisher, Betty Thompson, Harold Zister, Fred Merritt, Don Willcox, Jack Alexander, Charles Packham, Gary McLaren, Joe McIntyre, Reg Sellner, John Hodges, Jack Liddle, W.D. McGreogr, Bob McKeown, John A. Pollock, Larry Ernewin, Dennis Connolly, Eric Sutherland, and John Arajs.

File consists of formal portraits and photographs of senior personnel. Includes photographs of Doug Wismer, H.H. LaPier, Gord Hemmings, Bob Flanagan, and six unidentified men. Contains duplicates of some photographs. File also includes a ms. memorandum.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by William M. Alguire in his role as secretary of the Board of Directors from 1992 to ca. 1997, as well as by his predecessor Robert Bolden. Includes correspondence, agreements, reports, company and management information, and other material.

File consists of two portraits (plus duplicates) of William A. Alguire and a news release announcing his appointment as Comptroller at Electrohome.

Materials created by Electrohome Limited and its predecessors relating to the manufacturing processes and products made at the factories. Includes technical drawings, notes, parts lists, service manuals, and more.

Series consists of product literature promoting Electrohome consumer products, including air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, fans, electrostatic air cleaners, electronic bug killers, microwave ovens, heaters, satellite receivers, cable and pay TV equipment, furniture, lamps, organs, phonographs, radios, stereo hi-fi, televisions (including projection television), turntables, and other appliances and home entertainment products.

Series includes advertisements for products distributed by Electrohome (Marantz, Imperial Lighting), produced by an Electrohome subsidiary (Campbell Electric, Fry & Blackhall, Flexsteel), or produced by Electrohome as a private trade label (Viking, for Eaton's, and Serenader, for Simpson's), as well as the Acoustech, Soundesign, Planar, Phonola, and Trendholm product lines. Includes single-sheet advertisements intended for insertion into a binder or portfolio with other product literature, brochures, catalogues, leaflets, price lists, instruction manuals, service manuals and parts lists, etc.

File consists of material relating to discussions with Lewis Lektronix Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) regarding the point-of-purchase advertising system, ScanVertiser. Includes a letter from Jack Young, Vice President Marketing at Lewis Lektronix Inc. to Michael W. Scott, three copies of the ScanVertiser brochure, and photocopies of operations manuals:

• The Scanvertiser Operations Manual (Revised edition, June 1978)
• Eprom System Operation [1979]
• Addendum for Programming a "FLASHER" [1979]
• Break-out System Operation [1979]

File consists of two copies of a portrait of Doug Skinner.

File consists of the material contained in the second section of the binder Electrohome Design Lecture Series, 1973 (1), relating to the planning of the lecture series, and in particular the events and participants in Waterloo. This section is divided by the following tabs: D.P. Dempster, M.S. Hartley, Jan Kuypers, O.M. Solandt, G.N. Soulis, D.R. Steele, and General. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence with the participants, typed meeting notes, and a schedule of events.

File consists of material relating to the planning of Electrohome's 75th anniversary celebrations, including an anniversary concert for employees at the Centre in the Square (Kitchener, ON) and the sponsorship of an exhibition of early Canadian decorative art at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery entitled "A Provincial Elegance".

Includes minutes of meetings of the 75th anniversary committee; correspondence (including several personal thank-you letters to John A. Pollock); memoranda (including publicity to employees and shareholders from John A. Pollock); photocopies of invoices and cheques; a contract relating to the concert venue, fliers and posters advertising the art exhibition and concert ticket sales; and other material. File probably belonged to Robert Lovell (Public Relations Manager).

File consists of 18 contact sheets of photographs taken during Electrohome's 75th anniversary celebrations. Includes shots taken at the Electrohome-sponsored exhibit at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery entitled A Provincial Elegance, and at the anniversary concert at the Centre in the Square.

File consists of correspondence and other material from Arts and Communications Counselors (Toronto, ON) regarding corporate sponsorship of an art exhibition organized by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.

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.

File consists of photographs and two formal portraits (one mounted) of Arthur B. Pollock. One of the portraits has been cut to an oval shape and has adhesive on the verso. File also includes a photograph of his wife, Racie Boehmer Pollock.

File consists of a photograph used in advertising material. Depicts a man and woman sitting on a couch beside an Electrohome radio console.

A service manual and parts price list for Electrohome portable air conditiOners.

Five sales manuals for Electrohome air conditioners.

One photograph of what appears to be a workroom at Electrohome.

One photograph of Alex Welker next to A statue of Henry Ford at Greenfield Village, Detroit.

Two photographs that appear to be of an Electrohome retirement party.

One photograph of two unknown men standing with a dog in front of a house.

One photograph of three unknown people standing on A shoreline.

One photograph of a staff picnic.

One photograph of Electrohome staff. The photograph has been damaged and only the left half remains.

One photograph of staff of Electrohome.

One photograph of staff of plant number 1 of Electrohome. Photograph was taken July 1942.

One photograph of office and engineering staff of the radio and woodworking division of Electrohome. Photograph was taken September 1939.

One photograph of the Meyeri brothers standing in front of a car.

One photograph of A fire on May 23, 1952 at the Electrohome factory at Duke and Breithaupt.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

One photograph of Electrohome staff.

Three snapshots of Arthur Pollock and other staff of Electrohome at a company picnic.

One photograph of construction of an Electrohome plant.

Two photographs of Electrohome's fiftieth anniversary. One shows a fiftieth anniversary dinner and the other A window display.

Two photographs of staff at plant #1 watching carol singers at a Christmas party.

Four snapshots of Electrohome antiques provided by W.J. Fowley, A buyer in the appliance division. The images are of A 1944 radio phonograph and A Highgate S model combined television, radio, phonograph.

Two photographs of people gathered around a table for what appears to be A Christmas dinner.

One photograph of people playing instruments and singing Christmas songs.

Photographs created and accumulated by Electrohome Limited and its predecessors. Includes images of employees, products, facilities and manufacturing operations.

A leaflet for Viking console televisions.

An advertisement for dealers for Phonola products "Dispatch" and "Gazette."

price list for star machines, manufactured by Hawthorne & Sheble of Philadelphia.

A brochure for Pollock-Welker Pulwell portable phonographs and portable electric pickups.

A brochure for Pollock-Welker Ltd. Pulwell portable phonographs.

A hand made product catalogue of electronics made by Electrohome.

A brochure for Pollock-Welker Ltd. Pulwell phonograph motors.

An advertisement for the Phonola travelking car radio.

A leaflet for Pollock-Welker porto vox. The porto vox was advertised as being for record demonstrating and eliminating the need for sound proof rooms.