Ceco Manufacturing Company was a Providence, Rhode Island, US, firm which acquired a license to manufacture radio tubes in May 1929. [1] Radio Corporation of America issued the license under Radio Corp. patents. The business was the second corporation licensed to produce radio tubes. [2]
In April 1930, there were fourteen businesses authorized to manufacture radio tubes in the United States. [3] For some time, they had a factory in Birmingham, Alabama, but it was closed due to labor discord. [4] The company was acquired for $8.5 million by Richardson Electronics Ltd., of Franklin Park, Illinois, in September 1985. [5]
References
- ^ Radio Broadcast. Doubleday, Page & Company. 1929. p. 180. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Ceco Gets Radio Corp. License", The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 1929, pg. 16.
- ^ "Broad Street Gossip", The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 1930, pg. 2.
- ^ Proceedings of the ... Spring Meeting. Industrial Relations Research Association. 1989. p. 500. ISBN 9780913447437. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Richardson Electronics Names Allen President And Operating Chief", The Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1985, pg. 30.
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Ceco Manufacturing Company was a Providence, Rhode Island, US, firm which acquired a license to manufacture radio tubes in May 1929. [1] Radio Corporation of America issued the license under Radio Corp. patents. The business was the second corporation licensed to produce radio tubes. [2]
In April 1930, there were fourteen businesses authorized to manufacture radio tubes in the United States. [3] For some time, they had a factory in Birmingham, Alabama, but it was closed due to labor discord. [4] The company was acquired for $8.5 million by Richardson Electronics Ltd., of Franklin Park, Illinois, in September 1985. [5]
References
- ^ Radio Broadcast. Doubleday, Page & Company. 1929. p. 180. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Ceco Gets Radio Corp. License", The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 1929, pg. 16.
- ^ "Broad Street Gossip", The Wall Street Journal, April 5, 1930, pg. 2.
- ^ Proceedings of the ... Spring Meeting. Industrial Relations Research Association. 1989. p. 500. ISBN 9780913447437. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Richardson Electronics Names Allen President And Operating Chief", The Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1985, pg. 30.
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