![]() RCA also used the Victor and Radiola brand names on occasion as well." Many times during this era sets were made with identical chassis, except they used different model numbers for GE, Westinghouse and RCA Victor brands. They also followed this procedure in Canada, using the Canadian Westinghouse and Canadian General Electric companies. RCA in the US was originally formed to be a patent holding company, and contracted out the manufacture of their radios to the Westinghouse and General Electric companies. According to the Radio College of Canada circuit diagram sheets, the actual change from Victor Talking Machine Company to RCA Victor seemed to occur, with some overlap, in the 1933-35 model years. RCA used this license to become a Canadian radio manufacturer, and names slowly changed in Canada. In 1928 RCA increased its financial interest in the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada, and in 1929 bought it completely. ![]() Berliner then became the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1920, when RCA bought Berliner in the US for $5.1 million, which also included some equity in the Canadian company. ![]() ![]() The Berliner Gramophone Company of Montreal, was a franchise holder of the Berliner Company in the US. From "Radios of Canada" by Lloyd Swackhammer "The following is a brief history of this US company's entry into Canada. ![]()
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