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Gem Radio and Television Co./Corp.; New York, NY and East Newark, NJ

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Name: Gem Radio and Television Co./Corp.; New York, NY and East Newark, NJ    (USA)  
Abbreviation: gemradio
Products: Model types
Summary:

Gem Radio and Television Co.
303 W. 42nd St., New York 18, NY (1945)
140 Liberty St., New York 10, NY (1946)
72 Cortlandt St., New York 6, NY (1947)
639 10th Ave., New York 19, NY (1948)

Gem Radio and Television Corp.
900 Passaic Ave., East Newark, NJ (1952)

Gem Radio & Television Co. is listed as maker of Home AM-FM sets, combination receivers and TV sets ("Radio Retailing", Jan. 1947) as well as Multitesters ("Electronics", June 1947).

The Corp. is known as a manufacturer of at least one television chassis based on an RCA design.  

There is currently no information about the connection between the two entities.
Closed: 1954
Production: - 1953
History:

Gem shared manufacturing facilities with Fidelity Tube Corp. in 1952. In 1953, Jewel Radio Corp. moved into the facility.  

All three companies filed under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act (published in "Radio Electronics" Feb 1954).

This manufacturer was suggested by David Erali.

Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  52 TV Chassis 630TS   TV Chassis based on the RCA 630TS.   21 inch CRT for $179.95 17 inch CRT for $... 
USA  55 All Transistor Super Seventy   See also the model "super seventy" branded Jewel. Similar to Jewel Ch= D6-8... 
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