National Radio Company

Product Details Company Certificate Type Capital Stock Date Issued June 6, 1919 Canceled No Printer Goes Signatures Hand signed Notable Approximate Measurements 11" (w) by 8 1/4" (h) Product Images Show the exact certificate you will receive Guaranteed Authentic Yes Tags Historical Context The National Radio Company was incorporated, in 1914, as the National Toy Company, but by 1916 had included household appliances in their product range. This expansion led to the name change to the National Company, Inc.By 1923 the product line included toys, food mixers, and radio components. Radio components were to play an important part in the company's growth in the mid-1920s as they moved into the large scale manufacture of capacitors. It was at this time that two engineers from Harvard University, Fred H. Drake and Glen Browning, approached National to manufacture components to their specifications for a radio receiver of their own design.