I have a 1924 Marshall 3 Model B-1 radio that was made by the Tri-City Electric Supply Co. This radio is quite similar to the Model W-5 that was made by Tri-City and sold by Montgomery Ward Co. as the Airline De Luxe. The main differences between the two models is the three small tube viewing holes, a vernier on the tuning dial and the increase decal on the rheostat. Below are a few pictures of the set I have. The tag sheds no light on who Marshall was.

Has anyone ever heard of a Marshall radio? Are there any other models? Has anyone seen any advertisements for this company?

Thanks in advance.
Alan Larsen

Some info on Radio Museum website

http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_herstell ... any_id=747

Thanks for the hint! I forgot to look at radiomuseum.org. See what happens when you post pre-coffee! The company wasn't part of Silver Marshall but was located in Chicago and was called Marshall Radio Products. The sister set the Marshall 4 radio is listed there with the same engraved logo on the front panel. Here is the link complete with an advertisement for the company.

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/marshal_ra_4.html

Cheers,
Alan Larsen

Al Larson: Did you finish the restore of the AK BB? Best wishes.

So I guess Tri-City made them for Marshall, right? Or was Marshall owned by Tri-City?

Dave

I doubt it. Tri-City radios have a very distinctive, somewhat primitive and budget, look to them, much like pre 1926 Crosleys. Both the Marshall 4 and the Clarodyne are of a style that's a far cry from what I'd expect from Tri-City. I have yet to ever see a Tri-City radio that looks like ether the Clarodyne or Marshall 4. Either Marshall manufactured the Marshall 4 and the Clarodyne or someone else made both radios. Sort of like a 1920s "Plant A" from Chicago,

The address for the company was: MARSHALL RADIO PRODUCTS, INC. Marshall Blvd. and 19th St., Dept. 13-52 Chicago, Ill.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe ... CBwQ8gEwAA

http://books.google.com/books?id=DNsDAA ... 22&f=false

If memory serves me right, I seem to remember seeing another radio, just like the Marshall 4 and the Clarodyne, but it had a brass ID tag on the front panel that said something like "Big 4" on it. Is anybody familiar to what I'm describing?