ANCIENT CRYSTAL MAKERS LIST

[Bernie Murphy]

Here is another one for the list:

Les Smith Crystals in Oakville, Ontario Canada is now known as
RATELLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
UNIT 2, 1410 SPEERS ROAD
OAKVILLE, ON L6L 5M1
Phone: (905) 337-9700
Fax: (905) 337-9711

Les used to make all those crystals for hams for their rock bound 2 meter rigs in the 60s and 70s ...


73, Bernie, VE3FWF
>
> From: "Marshall M. Dues" <mmdues at HAL-PC.ORG>
> Date: 2004/05/11 Tue AM 01:25:49 EST
> To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject: ANCIENT CRYSTAL MAKERS LIST
>
> Sorry,
>
> You had it hid in the 'Haitches' (H. L., Inc.)
>
> Marshall M. Dues wrote:
>
>  > ICM
>  >
>  > International Crystal Manufacturing, Okla City, OK
>  >
>  > Marshall Dues  WB5MYO
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Brian Carling wrote:
>  >
>  >> In working through some of the many crystals I have come across
>  >> I see many names. Some old, some new. Quite a few that I had
>  >> never seen before. I woiuld bet some BA enthuusiasts know a little
>  >> untold history about these comopanies that ought to be preserved.
>  >> I think it would make an intersting article for Electric Radio.
>  >>
>  >> ANCIENT CRYSTAL MAKERS LIST
>  >>
>  >> I am amazed to find out HOW MANY companies have put their
>  >> names on crystals over the years. Do you know of more?
>  >>
>  >> These names will likely be lost to obscurity in a few years
>  >> if we do not somehow memorialize them here or in our publications.
>  >> I count over 75 companies so far, although I suspect some were
>  >> duplicate outfits operating under different names.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> Aircon Manufacturing Corp. (Kansas City, MO)
>  >> B.E. Co., Beaumont Electric (Chicago, IL), BES Co.
>  >> Blilely Electric Co. (Erie, PA), Bodnar Labs
>  >> Cambridge Thermionic (Cambridge, MA), Carlisle Crystal Co.
>  >> Cathodeon Crystals Ltd. (Linton, England)
>  >> Cecor (Kansas City, MO), CB-VJ, Crystal Labs (Wichita, KS)
>  >> Crystal Products, Crystal Research Lab (Conn)
>  >> Crystal Research Laboratories a.k.a. CRYSTALAB
>  >> CW Crystals (Marshfield, MO), Daughetee Mfg. Co.
>  >> DX Xtal (Chicago, IL), E.B. Lewis Co., Eidson Electronic Co.
> (Temple, TX)
>  >> EICO (Brooklyn, NY), Elec. Prod. (Oakland, CA), Federal Telephone
> Co.(Newark,
>  >> NJ)
>  >> Franklin, General Electric, Gentleman Products (Omaha, NE)
>  >> H.L. Inc., International Crystal Manufacturing (Oklahoma City, OK),
>  >> JAN Crystals (Ft. Myers, FL), JK Crystals (Sandwich, IL)
>  >> John Meck (Plymouth, IN), Keystone Electronics, Keystone Piezo
>  >> Link Radio, Majestic Radio (Chicago, IL), Master Crystal Labs (Los
> Angeles, CA)
>  >> Monitor Co. (Pasadena, CA), Monwatt Electric Corp., Motorola
> (Chicago, IL)
>  >> MP Company, Northern Engineering Laboratories (Burlington, WI)
>  >> Pan Electronics (Atlanta, GA), Peterson Radio Co. (Council Bluffs, IA)
>  >> Polytech Devices, Precise Dev. Co. (Chicago, IL)
>  >> Precision Apparatus Co. (Elmhurst, NY), Premier Crystal Laboratories
>  >> Radio Specialty Manufacturing Co. (Portland, OR)
>  >> Radiomarine Corp. (New York, NY), Ray Jefferson Inc. (Freeport, NY)
>  >> RCA Corp., Rex Bassett Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Ross Mfg., Savoy
> Crystals
>  >> S.C. Co., Scientific Radio Products, Sentry Crystals, Silver City
> Crystal Co.
>  >> Somerset Labs, Standard Piezo (Carlisle, PA), STD, Tedford Labs, Telicon
>  >> Texas Crystals (Ft. Myers, FL), Texas Crystals (River Grove)
>  >> Turner Co. (Cedar Rapids, IA), Union Piezo, Universal Television
> (Kansas City,
>  >> MO)
>  >> U.P Company, U.S. Crystals Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), Valpey (Hollston, MA)
>  >> Wonder Lite Co. (West Orange, NJ)
>  >>
>  >> Who am I missing???
>  >>
>  >>
>
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