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Amplion Corp. of America / Products Corp.; New York, NY
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| Name: | Amplion Corp. of America / Products Corp.; New York, NY (USA) |
| Abbreviation: | amplion |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
The Amplion Corporation of America Amplion Corporation of America Amplion Products Corp. Amplion was a manufacturer of loudspeakers, pick-ups, microphones and PA material. See also Floyd A. Paul 's Radio Horn Speaker Encyclopedia. |
| Founded: | 1924 |
| Closed: | 1938 |
| History: |
In 1924, Amplion speakers were imported and sold in the US by sole distributor Signal Electric Mfg. Co. in Menominee, MI and in Canada by Burndept of Canada, Ltd. in Toronto. In December 1924, The Amplion Corporation of America was founded to market and manufacture speakers under the Amplion patents held by Alfred Graham & Co., London, England.[1] Burndept remained Canadian agent until 1926 when The Amplion Corporation of Canada, Ltd. in Toronto took over. Professional sound equipment was sold by the Amplion Products Corp. from ca. 1931 on. The Amplion Corp. of America went out of business in 1933, Amplion Products Corp. closed in 1938.[2] [1] Advertisement in Radio News, Dec. 1927, p.1053 |
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 24 | AR-102 Dragonfly | Metal trumpet. Similar to the British Amplion AR-102. Impedance 2000 Ohms. | |
| USA | 24 | AR-100 | Horn speaker built in wooden cabinet. | |
| USA | 24 | AR-19 Dragon | Wooden trumpet, 10 petals. Similar to the British Amplion AR-19. Impedance 2000 Ohms. ... | |
| USA | 27/28 | Shield AC27 | New Amplion Balanced Armature unit in cabinet with embossed walnet panelling. | |
| USA | 27/28 | Colonial Cone / Cabinet Cone AC12 | New Amplion Balanced Armature unit in two-tone mahogany cabinet with piano finish. The ... | |
| USA | 27 | Lion Cone AC21 | ||
| USA | 20 | Fireside AC30 | ||
| USA | 27 | Patrician AA18 | 48" air column horn type speaker in carved mahogany cabinet. | |
| USA | 28 | Grand AC15 | New Amplion Balanced Armature unit in walnut cabinet with piano finish. | |
| USA | 27 | Tombstone (unknown2) | Manufacturer is not known with certainty, however, this speaker is very similar to another... | |
| USA | 28 | Tombstone (unknown) | Seamless fabric cone with silver paint coating. |
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