Rogers-Majestic Corp. Ltd.
Title
Rogers-Majestic Corp. Ltd.
Standard Radio Ltd.
Rogers Radio Tube Co. Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1925-01-01
End Date
1941-02-01
Location
90 Chestnut Street, Toronto, Ontario (1928)
622 Fleet Street, Toronto, Ontario (1930-1941)
147 Queen Street W., Toronto, ON (1928)
Product Areas
Telecommunications (Radio)
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1925 – “Rogers Vacuum Tube Company was founded as the Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation in 1925 by Edward S. Rogers (1900–1939) to sell Rogers "Batteryless" radios using vacuum tube technology.” (Wikipedia)
- 1928 – “Rogers Radio Receiving Sets” advertised and manufactured by Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation, Ltd., located at 90 Chestnut St., Toronto; Rogers Radio Ltd. located at 56 Church Street and 858 Dupont St.; Rogers Electric Co., selling various electrical products, located at 147 Queen Street W., Toronto, ON (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1928, 978, 1858)
- 1928 – Company is renamed the Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited when it is merged with the Majestic Corporation of Chicago. (Wikipedia)
- 1930 – Rogers-Majestic Corp. Ltd. located at Fleet Street, Toronto; Rogers Radio Tubes Ltd. located at 56-60 Church Street, Toronto. (Toronto City Directory 1930)
- 1933 – “The Spray Shield Tube” described by H.W. Parker and F.J. Fox of Rogers Radio Tubes and Rogers-Majestic. This was a new machine and technique for metal-surrounded tubes that was intended to produce “low-cost” tubes “so that the tube could exist in a competitive market” (pg 713). It also involved a simplification of the tube that would be encased in metal.
- 1934 – Consolidated Industries (De Forest Crosley) acquired by Rogers Majestic, which went on making radios under the brand name De Forest Crosley. (“De Forest (DeForest) Crosley Radio, Consolidated Industries”)
- 1935 – Advertising the “new” Metal Spray Tube: “The Rogers Tube Laboratory which developed and produced the first successful A/C tube (that made battery-less radio possible) has again outstripped the efforts of the great laboratories of the world with this sensational new type tube… Improvements in interior design and construction ensure noise-free operation and uniform reception.” Only works in certain types of radio, ad says. (“Official Souvenir Catalogue & Programme”)
- 1939 - Edward S. Rogers dies. (Wikipedia)
1941, Feb – The company stock is sold to Small Electric Motors (Canada) Ltd., itself a subsidiary of English parent company Radio & Electrical Developments. The new company is incorporated as Rogers-Majestic (1941), with Rogers Radio Tubes and DeForest Radio company both remaining as a subsidiaries of the company. The company turns its manufacturing plants towards producing products for the war effort, with reduced emphasis on commercial radios. The broadcasting element, which becomes known as Standard Radio Ltd. (“Radio Company to Emphasize War Products”; Wikipedia)
- 1928 – “Rogers Radio Receiving Sets” advertised and manufactured by Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation, Ltd., located at 90 Chestnut St., Toronto; Rogers Radio Ltd. located at 56 Church Street and 858 Dupont St.; Rogers Electric Co., selling various electrical products, located at 147 Queen Street W., Toronto, ON (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1928, 978, 1858)
- 1928 – Company is renamed the Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited when it is merged with the Majestic Corporation of Chicago. (Wikipedia)
- 1930 – Rogers-Majestic Corp. Ltd. located at Fleet Street, Toronto; Rogers Radio Tubes Ltd. located at 56-60 Church Street, Toronto. (Toronto City Directory 1930)
- 1933 – “The Spray Shield Tube” described by H.W. Parker and F.J. Fox of Rogers Radio Tubes and Rogers-Majestic. This was a new machine and technique for metal-surrounded tubes that was intended to produce “low-cost” tubes “so that the tube could exist in a competitive market” (pg 713). It also involved a simplification of the tube that would be encased in metal.
- 1934 – Consolidated Industries (De Forest Crosley) acquired by Rogers Majestic, which went on making radios under the brand name De Forest Crosley. (“De Forest (DeForest) Crosley Radio, Consolidated Industries”)
- 1935 – Advertising the “new” Metal Spray Tube: “The Rogers Tube Laboratory which developed and produced the first successful A/C tube (that made battery-less radio possible) has again outstripped the efforts of the great laboratories of the world with this sensational new type tube… Improvements in interior design and construction ensure noise-free operation and uniform reception.” Only works in certain types of radio, ad says. (“Official Souvenir Catalogue & Programme”)
- 1939 - Edward S. Rogers dies. (Wikipedia)
1941, Feb – The company stock is sold to Small Electric Motors (Canada) Ltd., itself a subsidiary of English parent company Radio & Electrical Developments. The new company is incorporated as Rogers-Majestic (1941), with Rogers Radio Tubes and DeForest Radio company both remaining as a subsidiaries of the company. The company turns its manufacturing plants towards producing products for the war effort, with reduced emphasis on commercial radios. The broadcasting element, which becomes known as Standard Radio Ltd. (“Radio Company to Emphasize War Products”; Wikipedia)
Sources
Canadian Electronics Engineering Components & Equipment Directory, June 1958
Canadian National Exhibition, Official Catalogue and Programme Including Sports Activities, 23 to Sept. 7, 1935 (1935): 26.
Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1928 (Might’s City Directories Ltd., 1928): 978, 1858
“More Workers and No Layoffs in Rogers Plan” The Globe and Mail (Toronto), May 7, 1946: 18
Parker, H.W., Fox, F.J., “The Spray Shield Tube” Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 21, No. 5 (May 1933)
“De Forest (DeForest) Crosley Radio, Consolidated Industries” Radio Museum https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=8247 [19-08-24]
“Radio Company to Emphasize War Products” The Globe & Mail (Toronto), March 3, 1941: 17
“Reginald Brophy Named Rogers Majestic Head” The Globe & Mail (Toronto), March 13, 1945: 20
Van Hassellt, Caroline, High Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built (2007)
Canadian National Exhibition, Official Catalogue and Programme Including Sports Activities, 23 to Sept. 7, 1935 (1935): 26.
Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1928 (Might’s City Directories Ltd., 1928): 978, 1858
“More Workers and No Layoffs in Rogers Plan” The Globe and Mail (Toronto), May 7, 1946: 18
Parker, H.W., Fox, F.J., “The Spray Shield Tube” Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 21, No. 5 (May 1933)
“De Forest (DeForest) Crosley Radio, Consolidated Industries” Radio Museum https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=8247 [19-08-24]
“Radio Company to Emphasize War Products” The Globe & Mail (Toronto), March 3, 1941: 17
“Reginald Brophy Named Rogers Majestic Head” The Globe & Mail (Toronto), March 13, 1945: 20
Van Hassellt, Caroline, High Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built (2007)
Files
Citation
“Rogers-Majestic Corp. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/32.
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