Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2007.031.025 |
Object Name |
Television |
Description |
Metal body with a textured orange finish. Black plastic handle with chrome attachments centred on the top of the television. Telescoping chrome antenna on the right side of the top. The screen is surrounded by a light yellow plastic with gold edging. To the right of the screen is a gold plastic grill with a black centre. The control dials are mounted on the centre. "E" in a plastic square at the top of the centre; "Electrohome" in gold lettering along the bottom. The reverse is metal with a gray finish. There are numerous ventilation holes. Jack and antenna attachments on the left side. Brown electrical cord with a two-prong plug. On the bottom, there are no feet. There are two paper labels. One reads "Electrohome/Model 17PR119/Serial C550528". |
Date |
1961 |
Dimensions |
H-16 W-22 D-11 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 |