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Indiana Radio Manufacturers
Indiana Radio Manufactures are listed based on when they began.
Manufactures are listed with verification of existence through the Radio Trade Directory, magazine ad(s),
or a radio in a collection.
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Picture credits: Indiana Historical Radio Society members; plasticradios.com;
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Indiana Radio Manufacturers – 1920’s
COMPANY Model or brand name
Aladdin Manufacturing Company “Aladyne”
602 E. 18th St., Muncie
Allison-Pickett Company “Apcodyne”
106 South 7th St., Terre Haute
American Apparatus Company “Amaco”
30 North 19th 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”
5th 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”
1st 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
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"
17th 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
