Majestic Radios
Majestic Radios was an American radio brand from 1927 to 1955. Noted for their high quality, they were initially manufactured by the Grigsby-Grunow company of Chicago. The radios were produced by Majestic Radio & Television in the 1930s–1940s.
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Majestic Radios was an American radio brand from 1927 to 1955. Noted for their high quality, they were initially manufactured by the Grigsby-Grunow company of Chicago. The radios were produced by Majestic Radio & Television in the 1930s–1940s. Majestic-brand radios were made by a division of Wilcox-Gay at their Michigan factory. The company enjoyed booming sales and had become the second largest U.S. radio manufacturer, behind RCA and ahead of Atwater-Kent. At its peak in 1930, Grig’s employed 11,000 workers at its Chicago factory and sales reached USD 61 million annually. After the Depression, the company faced a number of patent infringement lawsuits and declining sales for its expensive console models.
The Majestic brand was trademarked as \”The Mighty Monarch of the Air\” and its advertising in 1930 touted a 40% market share of U. S. and Canada radio sales. Prices ranged from USD 126. 50 to USD 235 in 1930, with installment purchase plans offered by many dealers. The model #161 produced in 1933 was a super-rubbed mahogany cabinet with a price of USD 47,000. Graf Zeppelin navigator Max Pruss purchased a set in 1929 while his dirigible was moored at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, to take back to his home in Germany. GrafZeppelin captain Hugo Eckener had purchased his own set on a previous visit to the United States.
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