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Cleartone Radio Co.; Cincinnati, OH

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Name: Cleartone Radio Co.; Cincinnati, OH    (USA)  
Brand:
Goldcrest Clearodyne (Clear-O-Dyne)
Abbreviation: cleartone
Products: Model types
Summary:

Cleartone Radio Company
Corners of McMillan Street & Essex Place, Cincinnati, Ohio (The Radio Trade Directory 1924, p.78)
2427 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio (August 1926, McGraw-Hill Radio Trade Catalog, p.211)

Trade Name: "Goldcrest Clear-O-Dyne". Radio production has ended in 1930.

See also a company "Cleartone Radio Co. in Detroit", Michigan, mentioned in "Electrical Record", June 1922, page 446. Address given as Peter Smith Building, doing a wholesale business in radio parts and supplies, especially in Canada, wanting to open a branch in Toronto. We list also "Cleartone Radio Electrical Supply Co."; Providence, Rhode Island

Production: 1922 - 1930
History:

Cleartone was owned by Cincinnati time recorder and shared the Hall clock company headquarters, also owned and run by the Herschede family.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  25 100    
USA  30 112   One dial (primary tuning control knob)  
USA  29/30 112 [T] 226  One dial (primary tuning control knob) Cleartone A.C. Electric Table model 112. Solid... 
USA  29/30 112M [Highboy with Magnetic Cone Speaker] 226  One dial (primary tuning control knob) Cleartone AC Electric Console model with magne... 
USA  29/30 112D [Highbow with Dynamic Cone Speaker] 226  One dial (primary tuning control knob) Cleartone AC Electric Console model with magne... 
USA  23 Goldcrest 2 [(20)]    
USA  23 Goldcrest 3 [(30)]    
USA  23 Goldcrest 31    
USA  23 Goldcrest 32    
USA  23 Goldcrest 4 [(40)]    
USA  23 Goldcrest 41    
USA  23 Goldcrest 42    

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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

December 1922 Radio News advertisement. page 1185tbn_usa_cleartone_factory_dec22radnews180k.jpg
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December 1922 Radio News advertisementtbn_usa_cleartone_tdaa55_ad_dec22radnews.jpg
May 1924 Popular Radio magazine advertisement page 84tbn_usa_cleartone_clear_odyne_may1924_popular_radio_page_84.jpg
Scanned from the Radio Retailing June 1927 page 232.tbn_rr_june27_p232_ad_cleartone.jpg
September 1924, Radio in the Home magazine advertisement on page 46tbn_usa_cleartone_september1924radio_in_the_home_page_46.jpg
January 1926 Radio Retailing magazine advertisement page 5tbn_usa_cleartone_january_1926radio_retailing_page_5.jpg
June 1924 Radio News magazine advertisement on page 1798tbn_usa_cleartone_goldcrest_70_june1924radionews_page_1798.jpg
January 1925 Radio News magazine advertisement on page 1214tbn_usa_cleartone_january_1925_radio_news_page_1214.jpg
January 1924 Radio News magazine advertisement on page 991tbn_usa_cleartone_january_1924_radio_news_page_991.jpg
January 1925 Popular Radio magazine advertisement page 131tbn_usa_cleartone_80ad_jan1925popradiopage131.jpg

  

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