Object Record
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Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2007.031.052 |
Object Name |
Phonograph, Console |
Description |
Combination radio-phonograph in a wooden console. The upper front edge is angled with the dial scale and control dials located there. The dial scale is glass with cream and brown numbers painted on it. Four wooden control dials below the scale. They have a series of carved lines on them. Below the radio are two doors. The left one is hinged and opens; the right one is false. Both are wooden with a teardrop pull handle with gold finish. The centre of each door is covered with a cream fabric and a decorative wooden overlay. Opening the left door reveals the phonograph on a wooden shelf. It has a metal motorboard, turntable, and automatic record changer. The tonearm and soundbox are brown plastic. The turntable is covered in a brown fabric. Wooden shelves for storage below the phonograph. The right side false door hides the speaker. The console rests on four wooden feet. On the reverse there is no backing. The interior components are visible. A white electrical cord with a two-prong plug is tucked into the upper opening on the reverse. |
Date |
1940 |
Date |
1950 |
Dimensions |
H-35 W-34 D-18 inches |
History |
Electrohome Limited was an international manufacturer of home electronics, appliances, furniture, and high-tech commercial projection and display systems based in Kitchener, ON. In 1933, the company was formed by Arthur B. Pollock (1877-1951) under the name Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited. The company combined the assets of two of Arthur's companies - Pollock-Welker Limited and the Grimes Radio Corporation Limited. His son, Carl Arthur Pollock (1903-1978), was general manager. The company, known as Electrohome, had three manufacturing divisions - radio and communications, appliances and metal products, and furniture and woodworking. Electrohome became a publicly traded company in 1946. Electrohome produced a diverse range of consumer and commercial products, including furniture (brand name Deilcraft), fans, humidifiers, electric motors, stereos, televisions, and electric organs. In 1951, Carl became president and changed the organization to better manage the complex company. In 1967, the company name was officially changed to Electrohome Limited, and in 1969, Carl's son, John Albon Pollock (b.1936), became vice-president. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Electrohome began to focus on commercial products, including specialized video and data display monitors. By the end of the 1980s, the company withdrew from manufacturing consumer products. In 1998, Electrohome was divided into Electrohome Limited and Electrohome Broadcasting Inc. The display and projection business was sold in 1997 and 1999, and in 2004 the last manufacturing plant and head office on Wellington Street was sold. In 2007 the company sold its trademarks and in 2008, the corporation's shares were cancelled and delisted. |
Search Terms |
Electrohome Limited |