Name: | Chambers F.B., Co.; Philadelphia, PA (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abbreviation: | chambers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Products: | Model types | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary: |
F. B. Chambers & Company According to their catalog, Chambers began making wireless equipment in 1905. The Chambers company, according to an article by Ludwell Sibley in the August 1997 issue of Radio Age, was probably the first commercial maker of wireless equipment in Philadelphia. Also, see The AWA Review #32, 2019, pages 71-98, by William V. Goodwin, III for fuller details of the company's evolution from the early 1900s until 1947. The article is entitled, "F.B. Chambers & Co., Evolution of Philadephia's First Radio Manufacturer." |
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Production: | 1905 - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History: |
Frank B. and Hester Chambers began operating their radio equipment manufacturing company in Philadelphia circa 1904. Radio history publications have covered some of the company’s story, and this paper provides additional insights into the company’s evolution, its locations in the city, and Hester’s contributions to the company’s development and success. Contemporary newspaper accounts reveal details of the couple’s courtship and early lives, and genealogical research further illustrates aspects of their families’ histories. Frank & Hester developed their wireless business in their first home—an apartment—and went on to open a multi-room factory adjacent to their next home. Although F. B. Chambers was most often cited as the driving force of the company, Hester was deeply involved in manufacturing, testing, and demonstrating or operating company products, which included components, receivers, and transmitters. They operated a radio store from the 1920s until Frank’s death in 1947. The devoted couple’s story is integral to their business development.
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This manufacturer was suggested by John Koster.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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USA | 13 | Wireless Standard Time Set .084 | Audion_dbw | Two versions known: 1 with crystal and 1 with spherical audion. The set came with a unique... |
USA | 16 | New Undamped Wave Coupler No.749 | "...tunes up to 15,000 meters". | |
USA | 16 | Loose Coupled Receiving Transformer No. 748 | F. B. Chambers Loose Coupled Receiving Transformer No. 748 | |
USA | 15 | Chambers Coupler No. 744 (Loose Coupler) | The F. B. Chambers & Company advertised the new No. 744 Chambers Coupler in the December 1... | |
USA | 15 | Chambers Rotary Spark Gap | The F.B. Chambers & Company Chamber Rotary Spark Gap was available with either a mahogany ... | |
USA | 13 | Oscillation Transformer No. 914 | F. B. Chambers Oscillation Transformer No. 914 for use on 2 inch coils 1/2 to 1 K.W. | |
USA | 13 | Oscillation Transformer No. 912 | F. B. Chambers Oscillation Transformer No. 912 for use on 2 inch coils up to 1/2 K.W. | |
USA | 16 | Receiving Set H. R. 020 | A Standard Receiving Set. | |
USA | 16 | Extra Large Loose Coupler No. 747 | F. B. Chambers Extra Large Loose Coupler Receiving Transformer. No. 747 Range up to... | |
USA | 12–15 | Spark Coil | ||
USA | 12–16 | Antenna Send/Receive Switch | F. B. Chambers marble base antenna send/receive switch | |
USA | 17 | Loose Coupler [unknown model.] | Chambers loose coupler with unusual slides. Similar in size to the Chambers No. 748 loose ... |
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