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Silver Mfg. Co.; Chicago

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Name: Silver Mfg. Co.; Chicago    (USA)  
Abbreviation: silver-mfg
Products: Model types
Summary:

The "catalog" no. 102 for "new 1937 models" is a folder and names the address as Silver Mfg. Co., 612 North Michigan Ave., Chicago Ill. Silver Manufacturing Co. was created when Silver & Deming Manufacturing Co. split in 1890 to form The Deming Company (manufacturers of brass pumps, hydraulic machinery and well supplies) and The Silver Manufacturing Company. A. R. Silver and his sons were the main interest in this new company. In 1954 Silver merged back into Deming Pumps, which was later acquired by the Crane Co. in 1961.

A note can be found in "Broadcasting", July 15, 1939, page 83 (taken from americanradiohistory.com): "THE Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders against Wyeth Chemical Co., Jersey City, to cease certain claims f o r its Freezone corn treatment; against Silver Mfg. Co., Silver Sales Co. and World-Wide Radio Co. to cease alleged lottery methods in the sale of radios."

 

Many of the Silver models with two or three digit numbers were made by Clinton Mfg. Co. of Chicago.  They are often very similar to Clinton models with the same number.  They can also be identified by an orange license tag with the words "Plant A, Chicago" or a yellow and black license tag with the words "Plant C, Chicago".

History:


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  37/38 Silver 159   Circular wooden cabinet with "Silver" name plate. See also the "Silver 1... 
USA  36/37 680-73 Pac 1C6  See also the similar Silver model 3280-73 Pac for 32 Volt. Tunes 17 to 555 meters. 
USA  36/37 M-8 Mart "The angry face, oval"    
USA  36/37 7312 Carita 6J7  With Electric-Eye. 
USA  36/37 3280-73 Pac 1C6  See also the similar Silver model 680-73 Pac for 6 Volt. Tunes 17 to 555 meters. 
USA  36/37 ME-17 Moy "The angry face, oval" 6A7  Tunes 18 to 550 meters. The tube 6F56 is wrong in the Silver Folder. Electric-Eye. Tele... 
USA  36/37 ME-16 Matt "The angry face, oval" 6A7  With Electric-Eye. 
USA  37/38 80G3 Oxford   6-Volt battery radio. See also the similar Silver model 90G3 Vernon for 32-Volt DC oper... 
USA  37/38 549 Sheldon 6A7  Broadcast 1720 to 545 k.c. 
USA  36/37 152 Virginia 6C6  Walnut finish. Also available in Ivory finish at $ 1.00 extra. 
USA  36/37 101 Super   Tear-Drop design. See also the similar Silver model 100 Air with 5-tubes. 
USA  36/37 146 Sylvia 6A7  Tunes 60-175 meters and 175-550 meters. The schematic for this radio is probably very s... 

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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

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