During the 1960s and 1970s Admiral continued in its efforts to reduce overhead costs and increase plant efficiencies but with little long-term success. In the mid-1950s labor and material costs began to rise steadily and the increased competition from Asian imports in the 1960s and 1970s created problems for Admiral. By 1954 Admiral had ten manufacturing plants in the United States and others in Canada, Australia, Italy, and Mexico. In December 1940 the company was incorporated in Delaware as the Admiral Corporation.Īt perhaps its most profitable period in 1953, Admiral grossed $251 million, manufacturing military electronics, televisions, home appliances, and of course radios. ![]() Siragusa sold his car and most of his home furniture to raise the $3,400 in seed money for his radio manufacturing company. The Admiral Corporation was founded in 1934 by Ross David Siragusa as the Continental Radio and Television Corporation. Here's a look at some of these popular collectible radios and the companies who made them. Some of today’s most popular collectibles were made by Arvin, Admiral, Allied Knight, Boy's, Bulova, Channel Master, Emerson, Eico, GE, Global, Grundig, Hitachi, Heathkit, Hoffman, Kobe Kogyo, Lafayette, Olson, Motorola, Magnavox, Nordmende, Panasonic, Philco, RCA, Regency, Sony, Silvertone, Standard Micronic, Sylvania, Tokai, Toshiba, Realtone, Wilco, Westinghouse, and Zenith, just to name a few. Others of us are drawn to a particular style, or era, country of origin or even manufacturer. ![]() ![]() Some of us look for the radios we had or wanted as kids. There’s a different answer for every radio and collector.
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