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Wright Radio Manufacturing Co.; Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Name: Wright Radio Manufacturing Co.; Saint Paul, Minnesota    (USA)  
alternative name:
Wright-DeCoster Inc.
Brand: Acme
Abbreviation: wright-rad
Products: Model types
Summary:

Listed in the November 1924 issue of The Radio Trade Directory under the heading manufacturers of vacuum tube sets on page 83 the Wright Manufacturing Company was located at 1466 Selby Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The company had a new name by August 1926 when the company was now listed in the McGraw-Hill Radio Trade Catalog as the Wright De Coster Radio Inc. still at the Selby address.

History:
Wright Radio Manufacturing Co.; - Trade names Acme, Wright, Wright-DeCoster Inc.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  25 5A   Three dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  27 7 UX199   
USA  27 7A    
USA  25 Wright A   Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  24 AcmeSpecial [old] UV200  Two dial radio receiver. 
USA  25 Acme Special [new] UX199  Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 
USA  24 ARF    
USA  25 Wright B UX199  Two controls. One-Stage Radio Frequency and Detector.  
USA  25 III-W (3) UX201A  Two controls. Detector and two-stages audio.   
USA  25 Wright IV-D (4) UX199  Two controls. One-stage Radio Frequency, detector and two-stages audio.   
USA  24 RF    
USA  25 VI (6)   Two dials (primary tuning control knobs) 

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

Radio Broadcast, Apr 1930, p. 357tbn_usa_wright_coster.jpg
March 1930 Radio Broadcast magazine page 289tbn_usa_wrightdecoster_jr.consolette_mar30radiobroadcast.jpg

  

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