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The Peerless brand name was very popular in the first half of the 20th century. There is a plethora of radio models, companies, trade marks etc. that carry this name or variations thereof. The number of companies that you can find on this website is in the range of a dozen already - however that's only a fraction of the complete picture. This makes attribution of a radio set or other devices to a single manufacturer entry a challenge not only for you, but also for our model administrators, especially if only the name is known and your device has no further information about the company that built the radio. In an attempt to correct a few of our listings and to attribute a number of radios not in radiomuseum yet correctly, I researched the Peerless brands and compiled the below list of entities. As you might know, listings in the the Radio Collector's Guide can be difficult to attribute to a single manufacturer, and also SAMS just lists the "Peerless" brand in their Master Index, apparently making no difference between possibly differing origins. How can you help?
Thank you for participating in this effort. The following list is meant to give you an overview of the known companies. They may or may not be related, and we do not yet know which of these is a misnomer or a predecessor or successor of one of the existing Peerless. Most certainly only a select few of these companies still existed in the 1930s.
Companies that are already listed in radiomuseum.org:
Companies that used Peerless as model names and/or trademarks include:
Outside the USA, there are a few more "Peerless":
We have also introduced two generic entries for Peerless:
Companies unrelated to the radio business (there are probably many more):
I will add more information as it becomes available. Again thank you for your help. This article was edited 24.Apr.20 18:16 by Mark Hippenstiel . |
Robin Roeckers
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I have a Peerless radio from the early 1930's. There is no manufacturer but the Peerless name tag on the front. This could really be from anyone. I wish I could be more help. Attachments:
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Hello Robin, Thanks - every little bit helps. I had already created this specific radio as model Unknown 3 with images taken from worthpoint. Perhaps you can upload a close-up of the logo, and an inside view, and make the necessary changes to the model? That would be great! By the way, if you prefer, we can replace the images and rewrite them as belonging to your collection. Thanks, This article was edited 05.May.18 14:38 by Mark Hippenstiel . |
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Some minor changes were made, and the Peerless Radio Company (with unknown location) added. Mark |
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Hi Mark, There were two Peerless companies associated with radios in Australia during the 1930’s. Peerless Mfg. Co. Ltd., as you have found, manufacturers of moulded Bakelite Coil Formers, Valve Sockets, Speaker Plugs and Peerless Metal Works, Redfern NSW, manufacturers of coil & valve cans. I’ll propose both. I have also proposed the Adelaide, Peerless Radio Company. That should be all for Australia I would think. This article was edited 24.Apr.20 08:31 by Gary Cowans . |
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Thank you Gary, for your exceptional work. With the help of Alan Larsen (thank you, too) I could add the Peerless Radio Co. in San Francisco and finally create some models that I knew of for many years, but was not able to attribute correctly. As a reminder: this effort is not only focussed on finding all the "Peerless" that ever existed, but also to find the correct manufacturer for the modles listed here. Generally, if anyone owns such a radio and can contribute data - or add more to the list, please contact us here in the forum, or me vial link 'mail to author' or with the contact form here. Thanks, |
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Hello Mark, I just came across "Peerless" whilst looking at a 1928 trade paper. This lists some reprodcers (cabinet loudspeakers) not all of which RM lists. Not radios per se, but just a small addition! Kind regards, Roy Attachments:
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