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Viscount (Consolidated Merchandising Corp.); New York, NY
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| Name: | Viscount (Consolidated Merchandising Corp.); New York, NY (USA) |
| Abbreviation: | viscount |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Viscount (Consolidated Merchandising Corp.) Also known as Consolidated Merchandise Corp. The Viscount brand was used for radios imported from Japan and other Far East locations as well as walkie-talkies, dry cell batteries and AC adaptors. According to the "Electron" magazine Sept. 1971 issue, "Consolidated Merchandising" was reorganized to form Webcor Electronics, division of U.S. Industries in mid 1971 (see Webcor). If this also applied to the Viscount brand is uncertain. Consolidated Merchandising Corp. is believed to be a successor to Consolidated S.M. Corp. who also distributed the Viscount brand. This may have happened in 1966 based on the trademark dates noted below. |
| Founded: | 1966 |
| History: |
Consolidated Merchandising Corp. filed the trademark Viscount in June 27, 1966 with a reported first use in May 11, 1966. The trademark was registered in August 22, 1967. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Wolfgang Scheida.
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 60 | Viscount 6 Transistor (VIP) 6TP-102 (Ch= TSR-5912) | Some models show a badge with "6" and "VIP" separated by a chevron. Sim... | |
| USA | 62 | 6V Venus 6T-300 (605) | The model number is 605 (printed on the label) or 6T-300 (stamped on the back). Identic... | |
| USA | 64 | AR-665 | This model was manufactured by Aiwa in Japan and was also sold as Aiwa AR-665 Norw... | |
| USA | 60 | VIP 6 Transistor 602 | 2SA30 | Has a reverse painted dial area. Viscount Model 602 was produced with two variations in... |
| USA | 63 | 616 | ||
| USA | 67 | Super 10 Transistor 1030 | 2SA52 | Viscount Super 10 Transistor Portable AM Radio Model 1030. Tuning Range: 540 - 1600 kHz. ... |
| USA | 67 | 8 Transistor 831 | 2SA12 | Made in Hong Kong Similar to the 10 transistor model. |
| USA | 65 | Ten Transistor | Made in Hong Kong | |
| USA | 68 | 12 Transistor | ||
| USA | 65 | Viscount Mini Micro 8 899 | Viscount 899 Mini Micro 8 (5 transistors + 3 diodes). Made in Taiwan | |
| USA | 65 | 6 TP-103 | Black front with golden colored speaker grill & cream colored lid. Made in Japan | |
| USA | 68 | 5 Bands 18 Solid State 1850 (Japan 713) | Viscount 1850, 5 Band; AM-MW/FM, SW: 6 - 18 MHz, VHF1: ~108 - 135 MHz, VHF2: ~146 - 175 M... |
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