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Grimes, David Inc.; Staten Island, NY

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Name: Grimes, David Inc.; Staten Island, NY    (USA)  
Brand:
Inverse Duplex || New Yorker (brand)
Abbreviation: grimes
Products: Model types
Summary:

In the November 1924, The Radio Trade Directory under the heading manufacturers of Vacuum Tube Sets on page 80, the David Grimes Inc. was located at 1571 Broadway in New York City, New York.
In the August 1926, edition of the McGraw-Hill Radio Trade Catalog the David Grimes Inc. company was located at 151 Bay Street in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Trade Name: "Viking"

Production: - 1927
History:
David Grimes Inc. and later Grimes Radio Eng. Co. Inc.; Grasmere, Staten Island, New York: - Trade names Inverse Duplex, New Yorker. In 1926 David Grimes became involved with Wall Street promoters and was associated with the David Grimes and Cameo Record Corporation. They spent 2 million dollars on advertising and subsequently in and David Grimes left the corporation. They did away with the inverse duplex system and converted sububsequent Viking Radios into TRF's but used the binocular coils. The Model 6D was a six tube set and the New Yorker was one of those also. The Radio Jobber said that in 1927 the company went into receivership and the assets were sold.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  25 3XP UV201A  Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Inverse Duplex Reflex 4DL (4D) [UX sockets] UX199  Every known printed source (see ref.) calls it 4DL while the Radio itself is stamped 4D on... 
USA  25 Baby Grand Duplex 5B   Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 5D   Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Baby Grand   Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Empire   Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Monotube   Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Renaissance   Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  25 Tritube   Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  24 Super Tone    
USA  26/27 Grimes Own Junior a kit of essential parts CX301A  The announcement or ad for this kit "Grimes own Junior" is not a prove for the existence o... 
USA  26/27 Grimes Own Kit Inverse Duplex Reflex System CX301A  Grimes tells in the ad from 1926, titled "A Kit Built With a Longing for PERFECTION" that ... 

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

Radio in the Home, April 1924tbn_usa_grimes_duplex_ad1.jpg
Grimes Stock Certificatetbn_usa_grimes_duplex_stock1.jpg
Radio Broadcast, Nov. 1925, p. 87tbn_usa_grimes.jpg

  

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