Dominion Electrohome
Title
Dominion Electrohome
Pollock Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (1907-1933)
Dominion Electrohome Industries Ltd. (1933-1967)
Electrohome Ltd (1967-present)
Phonola Co. of Canada
Type
Company
Subject
| Image | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
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Receiver, radio | nan |
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Receiver, radio | nan |
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Receiver, radio & player, disk | COMBINATION AM/FM RADIO RECEIVER & STEREO RECORD PLAYER FOR HOME... |
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Monitor, television | EARLY TELIDON VIDEOTEX DECODER USING NAPLPS 699 PROTOCOL |
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Receiver, television | USED AS A VIDEOTEX DISPLAY MONITOR ON EARLY TELIDON SYSTEMS |
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Receiver, television | USED AS A VIDEOTEX DISPLAY MONITOR ON EARLY TELIDON SYSTEMS |
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Receiver, radio | TO RECEIVE, DEMODULATE & AMPLIFY AM STANDARD BROADCAST SIGNALS |
Begin Date
1907-01-01
End Date
Ongoing
Location
Kitchener, ON
Product Areas
Electronics
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1907 - Founded by as Pollock Manufacturing Co. Ltd. by Arthur Bell Pollock in Kitchener Ontario ("Our Story")
- 1909 - The Pollock Manufacturing Company, Berlin (Kitchener), ON is active and advertising “Pollock Cabinet Talking Machines.” (“Phonola”)
- 1919 - 1919 – The Phonola Co. of Canada Ltd., an arm of the General Phonograph Corp. of New York, NY, USA takes over the Pollock Manufacturing Company of Kitchener, ON, with which it already has a trading link. (“Phonola”)
- 1925 – A new company owned by A.B. Pollock, Pollock-Welker Ltd. purchases the Kitchener plant and business, and produces “Helycon phonograph motors, tone-arms and reproducers, which are so favorable known to the trade in Canada…” (“Phonola”)
- 1933, Apr. – Arthur B. Pollock combines two of his companies, Pollock-Welker Limited and the Grimes Radio Corporation Ltd. to form Dominion Electrohome Industries Ltd. Pollock’s son Carl Pollock becomes manager (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1951 – Carl Pollock becomes President of Dominion Electrohome.
- 1965 - Electrohome is the first company to manufacture colour TV sets in Canada. ("Our Story")
- 1967 – Company’s official name changed to Electrohome Ltd. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1969 – Carl Pollock’s son, John A. Pollock, becomes vice president of the electronics division. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- Late 1980s – Electrohome ceases the manufacture of consumer electronics to focus on broadcasting and commercial video and data display systems. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1998 – Electrohome divided into two: Electrohome Broadcasting Inc. and Electrohome Ltd. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1999 – Company acquires two companies “to enter field of advanced visualization/virtual reality and digitized audio systems.” (“Electrohome fonds”) - 2004 – Electrohome ceases any manufacture. “Electrohome fonds”)
- 2010 - Acquired by CWD Ltd., an electronics company based in Niagara Falls, ON. ("Our Story")
- 1909 - The Pollock Manufacturing Company, Berlin (Kitchener), ON is active and advertising “Pollock Cabinet Talking Machines.” (“Phonola”)
- 1919 - 1919 – The Phonola Co. of Canada Ltd., an arm of the General Phonograph Corp. of New York, NY, USA takes over the Pollock Manufacturing Company of Kitchener, ON, with which it already has a trading link. (“Phonola”)
- 1925 – A new company owned by A.B. Pollock, Pollock-Welker Ltd. purchases the Kitchener plant and business, and produces “Helycon phonograph motors, tone-arms and reproducers, which are so favorable known to the trade in Canada…” (“Phonola”)
- 1933, Apr. – Arthur B. Pollock combines two of his companies, Pollock-Welker Limited and the Grimes Radio Corporation Ltd. to form Dominion Electrohome Industries Ltd. Pollock’s son Carl Pollock becomes manager (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1951 – Carl Pollock becomes President of Dominion Electrohome.
- 1965 - Electrohome is the first company to manufacture colour TV sets in Canada. ("Our Story")
- 1967 – Company’s official name changed to Electrohome Ltd. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1969 – Carl Pollock’s son, John A. Pollock, becomes vice president of the electronics division. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- Late 1980s – Electrohome ceases the manufacture of consumer electronics to focus on broadcasting and commercial video and data display systems. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1998 – Electrohome divided into two: Electrohome Broadcasting Inc. and Electrohome Ltd. (“Electrohome fonds”)
- 1999 – Company acquires two companies “to enter field of advanced visualization/virtual reality and digitized audio systems.” (“Electrohome fonds”) - 2004 – Electrohome ceases any manufacture. “Electrohome fonds”)
- 2010 - Acquired by CWD Ltd., an electronics company based in Niagara Falls, ON. ("Our Story")
Sources
Electrohome "Our Story" (https://www.electrohome.com/our-story) [08-08-24] “Electrohome Fonds”, University of Waterloo, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON (https://archives.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/electrohome-fonds-2)
“Phonola” Canadian Antique Phonograph Society News (https://www.capsnews.org/capp/phonola/phonola.html) [14-08-23]
“Phonola” Canadian Antique Phonograph Society News (https://www.capsnews.org/capp/phonola/phonola.html) [14-08-23]
Citation
“Dominion Electrohome,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/843.