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Wilcox Gay Recordio info in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

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This is a list of information we have gathered from a variety of sources on some of the major analog reel to reel tape recorder and related equipment manufacturers. While we have strived to provide the best information available to us, there will be corrections and additions. We include personal stories about the companies when they are provided to us.  We always invite input on corrections and updates. Thank you!

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Go to: • 3MAEG/MagnetophonAIWAAkaiAltecAmplifier CorpAmpexAmproA. R. VetterAstaticAstrocom/MarluxBang & OlufsenlBell & HowellBell LabsBerlant ConcertoneBeyerdynamicBrenellBraun GmbH/ASEBrüel & KjærBrushCetec GaussConcordCraigCrown • DenonDokorderDualEdisonEicoElectro SoundElectro VoiceEMI/GramophoneFairchildFerrographFostexFreemanGEGrundigHeathKitITCJVCKLHLeevers RichLyrecMagnecordMara MachinesMarantzMaxellMCIMitsubishiNagraNakamichiNeumannNewcombNeveOkiOtariPentronPhilipsPioneerPrestoRadio Shack/RealisticRangertoneRCAReeves SoundcraftRevereRobertsRolaSansuiSanyoScullySennheiserShureSolid State LogicSonySoundcraftSpectoneStancil HoffmanStellavoxStephensStuder ReVoxTandbergTape-AthonTapesonicTeac/TascamTechnicsTelefunken • ThorensTolnai ToshibaUher VikingVortexion Ltd UKWebster Chicago/WebcorWebster ElectricWestern Electric/AltecWilcox-GayWollensak

 

 

Wilcox-Gay  Wilcox Gay Recordio info in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

Wilcox-Gay Corp., Charlotte, MichiganWilcox Gay Recordio info in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection
late 1910's to 1960

Wilcox-Gay Corp., which began in 1910 as a small company creating radios and transcription recorders in Charlotte, Michigan. As their business grew so did the product line they carried and in 1939 they launched the Recordio.

The Recordio device not only played records but also allowed the user to use a microphone that accompanied the player to record themselves onto a blank record - a "Recordio Disc."

The Recordio machine recorded at 78 rpm with decent fidelity. These machines also included an AM radio receiver. With this function you could record your favorite radio broadcasts to listen to time and time again.

These machines were marketed to the middle class through such media outlets as Ebony and Life magazine.

The player/recorder found its way into the hands of musicians, and Johnny Cash and Les Paul were known to use these devices.

In its debut year the Recordio device sold 25,000 units, but with the Great Depression underway and the adoption of magnetic tape the Wilcox-Gay Corp. sales declined.

In 1961 the company moved to Chicago and lasted two more years before finally declaring bankruptcy a second time and closing its doors for good in 1963.

RECORDIO
by Timothy Kastner, TapeOp the Creative Recording Magazine

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Wilcox Gay units in the momsr collection

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Ads for Wilcox Gay

1940's

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Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1940

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Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1940

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1941

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1941

 

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1946

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1947

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1947

1950's
 

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1953

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1955

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1955

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1958

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1958

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1958

1960's
 

Wilcox Gay Recordio ad in the MOMSR / Reel2ReelTexas vintage tape recording collection

1961

 

 

 

 

 

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Wilcox-Gay Recordio Model 6B30

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© 2018 Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording  •  Webmaster • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of the Theophilus family,the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording and reel2reeltexas.com • Photos of items in our collection are available for sale. We do NOT provide copies of ads, nor photos from other sources! All photo work is billed at studio rates and a deposit is required.

Go to: • 3MAEG/MagnetophonAIWAAkaiAltecAmplifier CorpAmpexAmproA. R. VetterAstaticAstrocom/MarluxBang & OlufsenlBell & HowellBell LabsBerlant ConcertoneBeyerdynamicBrenellBraun GmbH/ASEBrüel & KjærBrushCetec GaussConcordCraigCrown • DenonDokorderDualEdisonEicoElectro SoundElectro VoiceEMI/GramophoneFairchildFerrographFostexFreemanGEGrundigHeathKitITCJVCKLHLeevers RichLyrecMagnecordMara MachinesMarantzMaxellMCIMitsubishiNagraNakamichiNeumannNewcombNeveOkiOtariPentronPhilipsPioneerPrestoRadio Shack/RealisticRangertoneRCAReeves SoundcraftRevereRobertsRolaSansuiSanyoScullySennheiserShureSolid State LogicSonySoundcraftSpectoneStancil HoffmanStellavoxStephensStuder ReVoxTandbergTape-AthonTapesonicTeac/TascamTechnicsTelefunken • ThorensTolnai ToshibaUher VikingVortexion Ltd UKWebster Chicago/WebcorWebster ElectricWestern Electric/AltecWilcox-GayWollensak

 

 
© 2018 Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording   •   Webmaster • All pictures and content on this web site are the property of the Museum of  Magnetic Sound Recording / reel2reeltexas.com • Photos of items in our collection are available for sale. We do NOT provide copies of ads, nor photos from other sources! All photo work is billed at studio rates and a deposit is required.