The Indiana Historical Radio Society

"Arvin" - Columbus

Links to IHRS Member Sites:
- ARVIN RADIO
    at "Preserving Arvin "
- Plastic Radios
- Early Television
- Indiana Radios (plus)
- John & Jeans Old Radios
- Totally Tubular Radio
- Jeremy's Antique Radios
- Camden Antique
    Radio Service
- Philco Radio History
   Reference, and Repair
- Test Equipment History
    and Radio Repair
- Retrotechnologist – Writings
on radio and vintage
   miscellany.

Other popular
historical radio sites:
Antique Wireless Association
Antique Radio Classified
The above provide links to many
other radio sites.

Regional vintage radio and
television events.
Michigan Antique Radio Club
Antique Radio Club of Illinois
Central Ohio Antique Radio
     Association COARA
Early Television Convention, Ohio
Radiorama, South Ohio, North Kentucky

Indiana Radio Manufacturers

Indiana Radio Manufactures are listed by manufacturer and location..

Manufactures are listed with verification of existence through the Radio Trade Directory, magazine ad(s), or a radio in a collection.
Select BLUE high-lighted manufacturer's for picture verification.
Picture credits: Indiana Historical Radio Society members; plasticradios.com; and indianaradios.com

Indiana Radio Manufacturers – 1920’s

COMPANY Model or brand name

Aladdin Manufacturing Company “Aladyne”
602 E. 18^th St., Muncie

Allison-Pickett Company “Apcodyne”
106 South 7^th St., Terre Haute

American Apparatus Company “Amaco”
30 North 19^th St., Richmond

American Radio Company “American”
Indianapolis

Amplex “Amplex”
South Bend

Anylight Electric Company “King Cole”
1418 Wall St., Ft Wayne “Everyhome”

Argyle “Argyle”
Marion

Better Radio Products “Melody”
2525 S. Walnut St., Muncie

Cardinola Radio Corporation “Cardinola”
339 North Capital Ave., Indianapolis

Circulex Radio Corporation “?”
217, 230 East Ohio St., Indianapolis

Colin B. Kennedy “Kennedy Royal”
South Bend

Continental Radio Corporation (Slagle) “Star Raider”
Fort Wayne

Diamond T Manufacture “Diamond T”
526 North Niles St., and
615 Crescent St., South Bend

Eisenhour, L. J. Manufactures “Vizo”
213 East South St., Indianapolis

Electric Machine Corporation “ELMCO”
529 North Capital Ave., Indianapolis

Evansville Radio Laboratory “EV-RA-LAB”
1103 South Third St., Evansville

Everyhome Radio Company (Anylite Company?)
Fort Wayne

Guerrier Radio Corporation “?”
Fort Wayne

Hammond Radio and Supply Company “?”
Hammond

Hatfield Electric Company “Hatfield”
102, 104 South Meridian Ave., Indianapolis

Hiday Electric Company “Handcock”
209 Main St., Fortville

Imperial Electric Company “Le Pilote”
201 South Colombia St., Union City

Indiana Manufacturing Company “Hyperdyne”
530 Case Bldg., Marion “Case”

Kennedy (1929) “Kennedy”
South Bend

Laurel Motors Company “Sinclar”
5^th and Sycamore St., Anderson

Lyradion Manufacturing Company “Lyradion”
North Main and East Front St., Mishawaka

Midland Electric Manufacturing Company “Midland RF”
107 South Capital, Indianapolis “Night Owl”

Nicholson Experimental Laboratories “Nicholson”
New Augusta

Okay Radio Corporation “Okay”
1/2 West National Ave., Brazil

Queen Quality Radio Corporation “Queen Quality”
12 Pine, Evansville

Seiffert Radio Apparatus
Evansville

Showers Brothers Furniture Company “Showers” “Future”
601 Morton St., Bloomington

Skylark Radio Corporation “Skylark”
Division of J. W. Whitlock Company
Rising Sun

Slagle Radio Company (Continental) “Slagle”
530 Masterson Ave., Fort Wayne

Starr Piano Company “Starr”
1^st and A Street, Richmond Radio/Phono

Steinite (1929) “Steinite”
Fort Wayne, Auburn

Thomas and Simmerman “?”
221 Spencer Ave., Marion

Tilman Radio Corporation “Tilman” “Challenger”
Wabash (Manufactured in Largo)

United Radio and Manufacturing Company “?”
Gary

Washburn Burner Corporation “Washburn Burner”
303 North Buckeye, Kokomo

Wasmuth – Goodrich Company “?”
Peru Radio/Phono

Radio Horn & Cone Speakers – 1920’s

Bremerman Bros Manufacturing “Orchestrion Deluxe” “Orchestrion Cone” mantle
The Radio Cabinet Company, Indianapolis

Radio Cabinet Company “Autocrat” Mantle Horn
New Castle

Platter Cabinet Company “PUROPOWER” Mantle Horn
North Vernon

Radio Parts – 1920’s

Carleton Sanders “Ensign”
Mishawaka

Heslar Radio Corporation (Headphones)
Indianapolis

Oakes
Indianapolis

Indiana Radio Manufacturers – 1930’s

Arvin Noblitt-Sparks Industries “Arvin” Columbus “Rhythm Baby”

Caphart Corporation “Junior”
Fort Wayne “Combinaire”

Case "Case"
Marion

Cage Corporation “Victory” "Victory Midget"
17^th and Gent Street, Indianapolis

Delco Radio
Division of G.M Corporation
Kokomo

De Pree Sales Company                                    “Wren”   “Lark”
Patent Development Company
South Bend

Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation “Farnsworth”
(Capart)
Fort Wayne

French, Jesse Manufacturing Company “Tudette”, “Devon” “Tudor”
Jesse French, Newcastle

Kingston Radio “Kingston”
Kokomo

Magnavox Company
2131 South Bueter Rd, Fort Wayne

Service Electric Company “Black”, “Cresta”
Indianapolis “Rodeo”

U.S. Radio Gloritone, APEX, US Radio Marion

Wilson Radio Corporation “Wilson”

Radio Parts – 1930’s

Mallory, P. R. Indianapolis

Radio Corporation Of America Indianapolis, Bloomington

Indiana Radio Manufacturers – 1940’s

Electronic Labs “Orthosonic”
Electronic Laboratories Inc.
122 West New York Street, Indianapolis

John Meck Industries “Meck”, “Lee”
Plymouth “Deluxe”, MirrorTone

Trav-Ler Radio & Television Corp. “Trav-Ler”
Manufacturing in Bedford and Orleans
Corporate Office in Chicago

Indiana Radio Manufacturers – Post 1950

Stark Sound Engineering “Stark”
2131 Fairfield Avenue
Ft. Wayne

Audio Industries “Ultratone”
Michigan Industries

Bearcat “Bearcat”
Indianapolis

I.D.E.A. “Regency”
Indianapolis

Midland Electric Company “Midland”
Indianapolis

Patrick Research & Development Lab “Pa-Tronic”
Indianapolis

Radio Apparatus Corporation “MonitoRadio” “PolicAlarm”
7900 Pendleton Pike (55 North New Jersey St) Indianapolis

Sarkes Tarzian “FM Deluxe”
E Hillside Dr., Bloomington

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