Quick, how many old-time U.S. radio manufacturers are still in business? Ones whose brand name was bought out, but are otherwise kaput, don't count: e.g., Zenith, Philco, Crosley, RCA, etc.

Wells-Gardner is still in business, but is now making, among other things, touch screens for slot machines. W-G is located in a western suburb of Chicago. I just read an article about W-G in the newspaper, which got me thinking about them.

I really can't think of too many other survivors. General Electric, Motorola, Stewart-Warner, of course come to mind. Undoubtedly, there are some radio manufacturers that were ultimately acquired by other firms that still exist is some form or other, but not operating under the old radio name.

W-G built radios under it's own label, but also as a supplier to others - notably Montgomery Wards' Airline brand.
Doug

:Quick, how many old-time U.S. radio manufacturers are still in business? Ones whose brand name was bought out, but are otherwise kaput, don't count: e.g., Zenith, Philco, Crosley, RCA, etc.
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:Wells-Gardner is still in business, but is now making, among other things, touch screens for slot machines. W-G is located in a western suburb of Chicago. I just read an article about W-G in the newspaper, which got me thinking about them.
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:I really can't think of too many other survivors. General Electric, Motorola, Stewart-Warner, of course come to mind. Undoubtedly, there are some radio manufacturers that were ultimately acquired by other firms that still exist is some form or other, but not operating under the old radio name.
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:W-G built radios under it's own label, but also as a supplier to others - notably Montgomery Wards' Airline brand.
:Doug

There's still a company called Stromberg Carlson, makers of truck and RV accesories: http://www.strombergcarlson.com/

JW Davis who made Dalbar radios in Dallas Texas is still in business. They make PA speakers and amplification systems for commercial buildings.
Raytheon, I have one of these, is still out there making all sorts of stuff, they have an optoelectronic plant around the corner from me.

:JW Davis who made Dalbar radios in Dallas Texas is still in business. They make PA speakers and amplification systems for commercial buildings.
:Raytheon, I have one of these, is still out there making all sorts of stuff, they have an optoelectronic plant around the corner from me.
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Gilfillan is still in business today on the west coast today as ITT-Gilfillan doing military electronics. As long as we are mentioning, ITT, they absorbed Capehart of the 1930s, makers of high end phonographs who was bought out by Farnsworth who, around 1949 was bought out by ITT.

I recall reading that Belmont, the other main supplier of radios to Montgomery-Ward was bought out years ago by Raytheon.

I used to be in the coin-op video game business and 50% of the monitors in the games were Wells-Gardner. They were very nice people to deal with. I used to order parts from a woman out there and talking to her about their history once, she had no idea they used to make radios and consumer electronics.
Fred R

I saw a radio some years ago with a chrome parts chassis. It was not a Scott but another name. WG was on the chassis as an identifier. The trade name of the radio was on the front case and it was not WG as I recall.

Andrea Radio is now know as Andrea Electronics and the President is still an Andrea.

:Quick, how many old-time U.S. radio manufacturers are still in business? Ones whose brand name was bought out, but are otherwise kaput, don't count: e.g., Zenith, Philco, Crosley, RCA, etc.
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:Wells-Gardner is still in business, but is now making, among other things, touch screens for slot machines. W-G is located in a western suburb of Chicago. I just read an article about W-G in the newspaper, which got me thinking about them.
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:I really can't think of too many other survivors. General Electric, Motorola, Stewart-Warner, of course come to mind. Undoubtedly, there are some radio manufacturers that were ultimately acquired by other firms that still exist is some form or other, but not operating under the old radio name.
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:W-G built radios under it's own label, but also as a supplier to others - notably Montgomery Wards' Airline brand.
:Doug