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United Engine Co. of
Lansing, Michigan never built any engines. Instead, they sold
engines built by other engine manufacturers. Many of the engines
sold by United came out of the Associated factory in Iowa. Their
customers were mainly farmers. They sold machines like pumps,
milking machines and other multi-purpose engines used for
farming. An example of a machine like that is the A013 on the
left. Apparently they also
made (or at least sold) radios in the nineteen twenties and the
early nineteen thirties. Like the engines they sold, the radios
were also made by another factory. In Radio
Collectors Guide, 1921-1932; Revised Edition, 1981,
Wilcox Laboratories in Charlotte, Michigan is mentioned. |
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Wilcox started making amateur radio equipment in the late
1910's and branched into the manufacture of consumer
radio products in the late 20's. This proved to be a
growth market and their 30's models are some of the more
common radios from that time.
In the late 30's they introduced the Recordio
instant record cutters both for consumer use and also in
the form of record cutting booths that were installed in
stores. In WWII the company started the manufacture of
tubes and radio transmitters for the US Army and
immediately after the war they started selling
transmitters for small radio stations and modulators for
larger transmitters. In the early 50's they were one of
the pioneers of television manufacturing; did take part
in the testing of colour broadcasts and were one of the
few USA manufacturers that built their colour TV sets
from the ground up. In the end they had financial
problems and had to close in 1960. |
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