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Zaney-Gill Corp., S.P. Zaney Inc.; Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL
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| Name: | Zaney-Gill Corp., S.P. Zaney Inc.; Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL (USA) |
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| Abbreviation: | zaney |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Zaney-Gill Corporation Zaney-Gill Corporation S. P. Zaney, Inc. Zaney-Gill were among the first (if not the first) to introduce compact style fully contained radio receivers (midgets). An Article in Commercial America, 1931, informs that S.P. Zaney, Inc. introduced two new midget models. Radios with a Zaney Inc. type plate exist. |
| History: |
On April 15, 1930, Zaney-Gill filed for registration of the trademark "Monterey" for radio receiving sets and parts thereof. Claimed use since May 5, 1929. |
Some models:
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 31 | 54 [consolette] | 24 | Consolette model similar to Queen Anne, with rounding corners. |
| USA | 31 | Mighty Midget 54 | 224 | "Vitatone". Walnut cabinet. This model is near identical to Music Box 2445, exc... |
| USA | 31 | Queen Anne Consolette 54 | 24 | "Vitatone". |
| USA | 30 | Music Box Clarion | 227 | One dial (primary tuning control knob). Equipped with Magnavox Speaker. Mahogany cabinet w... |
| USA | 30 | Clarionette | 224 | One dial (primary tuning control knob). Gothic style midget in a Walnut cabinet. |
| USA | 30 | Music Box 2445 [2 knobs] | 224 | "Dreadnaught" chassis. "Vitatone" sound amplification. Version with 2 k... |
| USA | 31 | Vitatone 54 [cathedral] | 224 | John W Stokes gives a wrong year for this receiver with 1934. |
| USA | 32 | Midget | ||
| USA | 31 | Vitatone (Vita-Tone) [tombstone, palm left] | We count 4 tubes, but Stein calls it a 5-tube model (perhaps there was a 5-tube version as... | |
| USA | 30 | Music Box Consolette | 224 | Queen Anne style cabinet. |
| USA | 30 | Legionair | 227 | Modernistic walnut cabinet. Full vision dial. Same chassis and speaker as Music Box Cla... |
| USA | 30 | Queen Anne Consolette | Same cabinet as Queen Anne Consolette 54, but with older chassis (possibly the same as Mus... |
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