Name: | Emmco Sydney (AUS) | |||
Abbreviation: | emmco | |||
Products: | Model types | |||
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Electricity Meter Manufacturing Co. Ltd 1914: 41 Dixon Street, Sydney 1915: Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, Sydney 1921: 29-31 Burton Street, Darlinghust, Sydney 1924: Factory, Australia Street, Camperdown, Sydney. 1928: New Factory, Joynton Avenue, Waterloo, NSW.
Electricity Meter Manufacturing Co. Ltd (EMMCO) was a large manufacturer of radios and other electrical equipment. They made radios under their own name until 1936, but continued manufacturing using Philco, Westinghouse and later, Airzone brand names. They also used the Gulbransen name. Their chassis were used also in National (QLD), Rexonola and other radios. Emmco was registered as a company on the 21 March, 1921. The directors were listed as; J Schartl, E Shultz & J Bryden Brown. |
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Founded: | 1913 | |||
Production: | 1925 - 1955 | |||
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History: |
In 1913 Schartl commenced activities in a rented room in Sydney. A few months later he was joined by E Shulz. They advertised as Manufacturing Electricians. By 1915 they moved to a factory in Wentworth Avenue to manufacture electrical products. In 1921 they moved to 29-31 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. In April 1924 they opened a factory in Camperdown to manufacture electricity meters. They gradually extended their range to petrol pumps, radio accessories such as battery eliminators and headphones, and also radio components. By the time they moved to a new, bigger, factory in 1928 at Waterloo, they were making complete radios and chassis. The new factory in Waterloo, Sydney was set up to manufacture products, on mass production lines. On 30 November 1934, the company merged with New Systems Telephone Pty. Ltd. and the name was changed to Electricity Meter and Allied Industries Limited, (EMAIL) but the radios were still branded Emmco. In 1936 Philco came to Australia and Email manufactured them for Philco. Australian-made Philcos bore little resemblance to US Philco radios but they did make an Australian version of the Philco "Mystery Control" wireless remote controlled receivers. Westinghouse brand radios were made by Email up until 1938. In 1946 Email absorbed Airzone and from 1948 on Airzone and Philco chassis were the same. Production of radios seems to have stopped after 1955 but the manufacture of white goods continued. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Stuart Irwin.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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AUS | 35 | AW9015 | 6D6 | This radio has variable selectivity and a variable noise suppression circuit. The output ... |
AUS | 33 | Jewel 453 | 57 | |
AUS | 34 | Troubadour B64A | 34 | |
AUS | 30/31 | Troubadour Five Valve Electric Console A.C.5 | unknown_Tube | Troubadour Five Valve Electric Console 6 valve, AC powered TRF receiver in a Console ca... |
AUS | 35 | AWB95 | 15 | This radio tunes three bands: 16 to 38 metres, 36 to 85 metres, and broadcast. |
AUS | 35 | M455 | 6A7 | This radio is in an unusual cabinet that looks like a console but is quite small. Midge... |
AUS | 34 | Troubadour V94 | 15 | The bands are; 16-40 metres, 40-80 metres and broadcast band. |
AUS | 35 | D564 | ||
AUS | 35 | D565 | 6D6 | |
AUS | 35 | C455 | 6A7 | Aero type dial calibrated in kilocycles with square escutcheon. |
AUS | 35 | B455 | 6A7 | Aero dial with circular escutcheon, calibrated in kilocycles. |
AUS | 35 | R455 | 6A7 | Aero dial. |
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EMMCO, Schartl and Schultz early history 1926.
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Gary Cowans
07.Apr.21 |
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A Prominent Engineer Radio users who are familiar with the famous Emmco radio parts will probably be interested to know something of the company that is responsible for the manufacture of radio products of such indisputable efficiency. Mr. J. Schartl, managing director of the Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company, Limited, is one of the most interesting personalities of the engineering world in Australia to-day. Born at Vienna, in October 1884, and educated a that city, he spent 12 years in the largest engineering organisation in Europe, in association with Siemens, Halske, of Vienna, Siemens Bros., at Berlin, A.E.G., and with Siemens, Schuckert, Berlin. He also spent some time at Budapest, and with Ziess and Co., of Jena-manufacturers of the world-famous glasses. In 1911, Mr. Schartl arrived in Australia and was appointed to the Postmaster General's Department, where he spent two years in the telegraph operating room. Two years later he commenced the business of general engineering, being joined in this by Mr. Schultz, also now a director of the Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company, Ltd. The premises occupied by the partners eventually becoming too small, they moved into larger ones in Wentworth Avenue, and, two years later, from thence to a larger factory at Darlinghurst. During the whole of this period, Mr. Schartl was endeavouring to concentrate his engineering ability upon some particular product which could be manufactured here under mass production methods, and which would fulfil a definite need in Australia. Finally, he decided upon the electricity meter, which to-day is used in house lighting service right throughout the Commonwealth. It should be remembered that at the time production of the famous Beta watt-hour meter was commenced, £150,000 worth of meters were being imported into the. Commonwealth annually. So, from the company of Schartl and Schultz, has now grown the tremendous organisation known as the Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company, Limited which gives employment to 500 Australian workers and it has been said by visiting experts, that the system employed in the huge factory. premises of the company is the finest and most efficient in Australia which speaks volumes for the wonderful organising ability of its managing director. Only last year, Mr. Schartl returned from a nine-month tour of the world, during which he inspected all the big American, British, and European engineering concerns, with a view to perfecting the manufacturing organisation of his own company in Australia. His experience is fully reflected in the efficiency of the factory now turning out Emmco parts. The Queensland Radio News, September 1, 1926, page 34. |
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