Hallicrafters

The Hallicrafters Company manufactured, marketed, and sold radio equipment, and to a lesser extent televisions and phonographs, beginning in 1932. The company was founded by William J. Halligan and based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1932 establishments in Illinois, Amateur radio companies and American companies established in 1932.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: brand
Country: United States
Headquarters: Chicago
Industry: electronics
Employees: 2500
Location: Chicago
Image: Vintage Hallicrafters Model S-108 Receiver, Broadcast Plus Shortwave Bands, 8 Tubes, Metal Cabinet, Made In USA, Circa 1959 - 1965 (26372620010).jpg

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Commons category: Hallicrafters
inception: 1932-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1966-01-01
has works in the collection: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
product or material produced: radio

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In 1966 Halligan sold the company to the Northrop Corporation and Halligan family involvement ended. Northrop ran the company until the early 1970s, but by this time, fierce Japanese competition was putting pressure on the US domestic electronics market. Northrop sold the company name (but kept the factory, by then located in Rolling Meadows, a Chicago suburb) in 1975, bringing non-military electronics production to an end, and turning the plant into part of Northrop Corporation's Defense Systems Division.

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