Name: | Crammond Radio Manufacturing Co. PTY.(Melton & Co.); Brisbane (AUS) |
Abbreviation: | crammondra |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
Melton & Co. Crammond Radio Manufacturing Co. PTY.
Crammond Radio Manufacturing Co. was established in 1928 as a subsidiary of Melton and Co., they were one of the earliest radio businesses in Queensland and had premises in Queen Street. [1] They designed and manufactured a range of domestic radio receivers and in the 1960’s radio transceivers. |
Founded: | 1912 |
Production: | 1928 - |
History: |
Melton & Co. was registered in June 1912 as Photographers, Photograph Supplies and Importers.[2][3] In July 1928 the company advertised that they have a subsidiary company called Crammond, Carter Radio Manufacturing [4] and in February 1930 that Mr. Alfred Crammond was their radio designer and had been with the company for years.[5] They advertised AWA radios in August 1928 which the obtained from the Queensland AWA wholesaler JB Chandler & Co.[6] and Brisbane distributors for Atwater Kent in May 1929.[7] In October 1930 with the tariff protection applied to imported radios, the company started manufacturing Crammond Receivers on a larger scale. [8] An advert for selling Philips radios in 1930 displayed Melton & Co., Photographic & Radio Supplies, A Crammond & TH Skinner as proprietors.[9] Crammond Radio Co. [10], later, Crammond Radio Manufacturing Co. Ltd. [11] manufactured a wide variety of radios, a PH Meter in 1947 [12] and radio transceivers into the late 1960’s. Advertisements after WW2 display an eagle for their Logo.[13]
[1] Queensland Museum/Communications/radio |
This manufacturer was suggested by Wolfgang Scheida.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 54 | Tropic Eagle | Crammond Tropic Eagle; Broadcast band plus 2 to 6 MHz and 6 to 18 MHz. | |
AUS | 46 | D181 605 | 6U7G | |
AUS | 46 | 504 [Table] | 6A8G | |
AUS | 46 | 785 [Table, with 1K7G valve.] | 1M5G | This model uses a synchronous vibrator power unit. |
AUS | 46 | 625 [Table 200 mA series valves.] | EK32 | |
AUS | 46 | 504 [Console] | 6A8G | |
AUS | 46 | 505 [Console] | 6A8G | |
AUS | 46 | Hawk 505 [Table] | 6A8G | |
AUS | 46 | 545 [Console] | 1C7G | |
AUS | 46 | M535 [Mantel] | 1A7GT | Note; same model number used for portable. |
AUS | 46 | M535 [Portable] | 1A7GT | Note; Same model number used on the mantel version. |
AUS | 46 | 595 | 6A8G |
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