OUR PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS — COLLINS RADIO

  The Collins Company Timeline 1931: Arthur Collins opens Collins Radio Company in the basement of his home with one employee 1933: Incorporation as Collins Radio Company (September 25) under the laws of Delaware; the Company moves to a sub-floor in the Metropolitan Building at 2920 First Avenue, Cedar Rapids, telephone 2-0016, 1934: The Byrd Antarctic Expedition II sails with complete Collins short wave broadcasting station aboard, 1935: The factory portion of Collins moves to 7th and First Avenue, Cedar Rapids 1936: The Radio Corporation of American (RCA) accuses Collins Radio of patent infringement in the use of oscillator tubes...