Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 430 South Green Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Trade name: Fairbanks-Morse

Radios were sold under a subsidiary of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. by the name of Fairbanks-Morse Home Appliance, Inc., located at 430 Green Street, Chicago, Illinois.

In early 1934, Fairbanks Morse entered the radio business by acquiring the Audiola Radio Co., which was at that time, located at 430 Green Street, Chicago. The acquisition was announced in the April 1934 edition of the Radio Retailing periodical on page 22.

Radios and other electric home appliances continued to be manufactured at the 430 Green Street location after the acquisition. In 1936, Fairbanks Morse moved home appliance manufacturing to 2060 Northwestern Ave, Indianapolis, Ind. The facility at 430 Green Street was shut down, and a notice about the former Audiola factory in Chicago being rented to the Arlab Mfg. Co. was announced in the Jan 1937 edition of the Radio Today periodical on page 67.

In the 1930s it was expected that companies could produce a full line of electric appliances to provide year-round customer traffic for their dealers. F-M commenced the production of refrigerators and washing machines alongside the radios. The business was affected by the US recession of 1937-38. It was late introducing its 1939 radios. The 1939 line did not include any popular-priced sets and was not extensively marketed.

In December 1938, F-M sold the refrigerator business to Philco amid reports that it would be shutting down its home appliance operation. In March 1939 Fairbanks-Morse was listed as a defunct manufacturer of radios in the United States. 

There is no documented evidence of a fire causing the failure of Fairbanks-Morse Home Appliances in the United States. That was based only from a possibly incorrect recollection. The original factory buildings in Indianapolis are still in place in the 21st century. No contemporary news source has been found that mentions a fire at the plant during the era in question. 

Fairbanks Morse also built radios in Canada, but details are not fully known. Radios continued to be manufactured in Canada for many years after discontinuing production the US, even entering the TV business in Canada after the war.