Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2007.031.047 |
Object Name |
Television, Console |
Description |
Television in a wooden cabinet. Wood is painted black with a lustrous finish. Thin, gold border painted on the top of the cabinet. Two hinged, three quarter length doors. Each door has a highly decorative metal handle. Pressed wood floral elements have been applied along the right and left exterior edges. The cabinet doors are painted in a chinoiserie style with some raised elements. The right door is painted with floral elements and a gold butterfly. The left door has fewer flowers with a crane and two additional gold birds. The paint colours are predominately gold, red, and green. The lower section of the cabinet contains the speaker. It is covered with gold fabric and a wood overlay painted black. There is decorative gold edging on this section. On the interior, the screen is ovoid in shape and surrounded by green plastic. The screen has an exterior gold edging. Below the screen are holes for the control dials but the dials are missing. In between the dials is a metal piece with a gold finish. "Electrohome" in black lettering on the exterior. The upper section of the reverse has a chipboard backing with numerous ventilation holes. Numerous paper labels adhered to the reverse. Paper diagram labelled "Chippendale T21" on right side. The lower section has no backing. |
Date |
1954 |
Dimensions |
H-40 W-28 D-24 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 |