Name: | RCA Victor (International), Montreal (CDN) |
Abbreviation: | rca-victor |
Products: | Model types |
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History: | From 'Radios of Canada' by Lloyd Swackhammer 'The following is a brief history of this US company's entry into Canada. The Berliner Gramophone Company of Montreal, was a franchise holder of the Berliner Company in the US. Berliner then became the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1920, when RCA bought Berliner in the US for $5.1 million, which also included some equity in the Canadian company. In 1928 RCA increased its financial interest in the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada, and in 1929 bought it completely. RCA used this license to become a Canadian radio manufacturer, and names slowly changed in Canada. According to the Radio College of Canada circuit diagram sheets, the actual change from Victor Talking Machine Company to RCA Victor seemed to occur, with some overlap, in the 1933-35 model years. RCA in the US was originally formed to be a patent holding company, and contracted out the manufacture of their radios to the Westinghouse and General Electric companies. They also followed this procedure in Canada, using the Canadian Westinghouse and Canadian General Electric companies. Many times during this era sets were made with identical chassis, except they used different model numbers for GE, Westinghouse and RCA Victor brands. RCA also used the Victor and Radiola brand names on occasion as well.' |
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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CDN | 55 | K772D | Uses Astatic N8-3 cartridge. | |
CDN | 25 | C-166 Credenza | 'Theatre of the Home'. | |
CDN | 54 | The Fenwick 21T135 | 6J6 | |
CDN | 40 | A-21 | 6SA7 | Five push keys for mechanical tuning of 5 different stations in Standard Broadcasting - MW... |
CDN | 58 | P-332 | 2S52 | The RCA-Victor model P-332 is a 6-transistor portable radio for standard broadcast recepti... |
CDN | 62 | Six Transistor PA-5 | RCA Victor 6 Transistor PA-5; (Far-east/Toshiba?) made expressely for RCA Victor Company, ... | |
CDN | 65 | All Transistor Alarm Clock Radio Six 6 GP 628C | With clock. With clock. See similar model Toshiba 6TC485. | |
CDN | 39/40 | Globe Trotter A20 | 6SA7 | Similar to RCA Globetrotter A20E and CGE JK53 Wood with chrome. |
CDN | 52 | 523 | 12SA7 | 210-250V If optional resistive plug fitted. Shortwave band 4.7-18 MHz. |
CDN | 55 | Nipper VI | 12BE6 | US version RCA 6-X-5, ch RC-1157. |
CDN | 60 | Parliament CD-3TRV | Promotional radio for cigarettes 'Parliament'. | |
CDN | 54 | Nipper IV | 12BE6 | Produced in 8 colours. Blue, Brown, Burgundy, Green, Ivory, Red, Yellow, White. |